Does your whistleblower policy have a defined review and approval process, supported by relevant mechanisms to ensure this process is followed?*
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Does your Board (either directly, or through Committees), receive appropriate reporting on themes, trends and emerging risks arising from whistleblower disclosures?*
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Is there clear communication to Board and Executives of the importance and role of whistleblowers in the organisation and the organisation's obligations to protect whistleblowers?*
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Have you actively sought to align your whistleblower policy to the nature, size, scale and complexity of your business?*
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Have you sought to write your whistleblower policy in positive tone and language to encourage disclosure of wrongdoing?*
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Does your whistleblower policy clearly explain the types of disclosures that qualify for protection under the Corporations Act?*
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Does your whistleblower policy clearly set out to whom and how disclosures that qualify for protection can be made, including reference to independent whistleblower service providers?*
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Does your whistleblower policy clearly explain how employees can internally raise grievances that are not covered by the policy (e.g. personal work-related grievances)?*
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Does your whistleblower policy clearly explain the steps your organisation will take after receiving a disclosure and how your organisation will investigate disclosures that qualify for protection under the Corporations Act?*
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Does your whistleblower policy clearly explain how the findings from an investigation will be documented and reported to those responsible for oversight, and what information the discloser will receive at the end of the investigation?*
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Does your whistleblower policy clearly explain how your organisation will support whistleblowers and protect them from detriment, including protecting the confidentiality of a discloser's identity?*
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Does your whistleblower policy clearly explain how your organisation will ensure fair treatment of its employees who are mentioned in disclosures that qualify for protection, or its employees who are the subject of disclosures?*
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Has your whistleblower policy been clearly documented and actively made available to all employees?*
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Do you have whistleblower procedures and tools that support your whistleblower policy and effectively deal with disclosures received?*
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Are those who receive and investigate disclosures sufficiently trained to ensure understanding of the process and practices they must follow to meet regulatory requirements (including ensuring privacy and security of personal information and protection of identity)?*
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Have your employees received training to enable them to understand the whistleblower policy, its importance and how to utilise it?*
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Have you included controls in place to support compliance with your whistleblower policy, and its compliance with regulatory requirements, in your control framework?*
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Have you tested your mechanisms that you use to capture whistleblower disclosures?*
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Do you have an appropriate operating model to sustainably manage procedures and tools to manage whistleblower disclosure?*
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Does your whistleblower policy clearly articulate accountability, roles and responsibilities in the management of whistleblower disclosures?*
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Reflecting on the previous questions, how confident are you that your whistleblower policy complies with The Corporation's Act requirements?*
I have real concerns We will get there, but we need to update our policy and implement changes Our policy complies and we are implementing changes I'm confident we comply
Reflecting on the previous questions, how confident are you that your employees understand their legal protections under the Corporation's Act and feel encouraged and safe to come forward and make a disclosure?*
I have real concerns We will get there, but we need to update our policy and implement changes Employees understand and we are implementing changes I'm confident employees understand and feel encouraged
If you have had the opportunity to utilise your whistleblower process and policy, has it operated as planned?
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