Whistleblowers Protection Act
The Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 (‘the Act’) came into operation on 1 January 2002. It is designed to protect people who disclose information about serious wrongdoing within the Victorian public sector and to provide a framework for the investigation of these matters. DPC is committed to the aims and objectives of the Act. The key objectives are to:
- Promote a culture in which people feel safe to make disclosures;
- Protect these people from recrimination;
- Provide a clear process for investigating allegations; and
- Ensure that investigated matters are properly dealt with.
DPC has established:
Procedures under Section 68 for Handling Disclosures under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 (1.9mb). This is an Adobe PDF document. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free from the
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Should you have general enquiries about the Act or Procedures, in the first instance please contact the DPC's Protected Disclosure Officer, Ms Zoe Wong on (03) 9651 5514. Alternatively, you can contact DPC's Protected Disclosure Coordinator, Ms Wei-Lynn Lum on (03) 9651 2237.