2015-03-03 Planning & Organisation Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      3 MARCH 2015


(d)    A management program for PIDs made to Council is developed and implemented, and
       that the program is consistent with the standards prescribed by the Queensland
       Ombudsman, which reviews the management of PIDs; and
(e)    Councillors and employees of Council who make PIDs are offered protection from
       reprisals by Councillors or employees.


A PID is a disclosure of perceived wrongdoing by one or more persons within Council
concerning an action or activity that the discloser reasonably believes constitutes:

     Official misconduct;
     Maladministration;
     A substantial misuse of public resources;
     A specific and substantial danger to public health and safety;
     A specific and substantial danger to health or safety of a person with a disability;
     A specific and substantial danger to the environment; or
     A reprisal.

Council’s Public Interest Disclosure Management Program and Procedure will be made
available for public viewing on Council’s website, and must be reviewed annually and
updated (as required) to ensure that the procedure meets the legislative requirements of the
PID Act and the standards prescribed by the Queensland Ombudsman.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This Policy applies to all Councillors and employees and any person making a PID with
respect to Council or its Councillors or employees. Council’s associated Public Interest
Disclosure Management Program and Procedures will further clarify the specific
accountabilities and responsibilities in relation to PIDs.


RELEVANT LEGISLATION

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010
Local Government Act 2009
Public Sector Ethics Act 1994
Crime and Corruption Act 2001

RELATED POLICIES

Administrative Action Complaints Process
Employee Code of Conduct
Councillor Code of Conduct
Internal Audit Policy
Risk Management Policy



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