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'Whistling While They Work': Enhancing the Theory and Practice of Internal Witness Management in Public Sector Organisations

Australian Research Council
Linkage Project – 2005-2008

Publications

Second Report of the Australian Research Council Linkage Project -- Whistling While They Work: Enhancing the Theory and Practice of Internal Witness Management in Public Sector Organisations. Draft Report by Peter Roberts, Jane Olsen and A.J. Brown, July 2009

This second report of the project was released at the third Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference, Brisbane, on Wednesday 29 July 2009. It reflects further analysis of the project data, the results of detailed research involving 16 case study agencies, and a practical framework for public sector organisations to review or develop their whistleblowing programs, at an organisational level.

Comments are welcome on the draft report by 30 September 2009

First National Project Report released:

Whistleblowing in the Australian Public Sector book cover

On 9th September 2008, Senator the Hon John Faulkner, Commonwealth Special Minister of State launched the book version of the first report of the project: Whistleblowing in the Australian Public Sector, edited by Dr A J Brown and published by the Australia and New Zealand School of Government and ANU E-Press.

The launch took place in the Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra. The Commonwealth Ombudsman, Professor John McMillan, and chairperson of the Crime and Misconduct Commission (Queensland), Mr Robert Needham, spoke about the project on behalf of the partner organisations. The project leader, Dr A J Brown, gave a briefing on key findings.

Copies of the report are available free to download, or hard copies can be ordered from the same site for $29.95

Download Senator Faulkner's launch speech.

Download Griffith University's Whistleblowing media release.

Articles:

A J Brown and Paul Latimer, 'Symbols or Substance? Priorities for the Reform of Australian Public Interest Disclosure Legislation', Griffith Law Review 2008. Download article.

Paul Latimer & A J Brown, 'In Whose Interest? The Need for Consistency in To Whom, and About Whom, Australian Public Interest Whistleblowers Can Make Protected Disclosures', Deakin Law Review, 2007. Download article.

Dr A J Brown, 'Privacy and public interest disclosure: when is it reasonable to protect 'whistleblowing' to the media?' Privacy Law Bulletin August 2007

Media Release, Thursday 2 November 2006
Whistleblower protection laws need national revision: new issues paper

A coherent, national approach to the revision of whistleblower protection laws needs to be considered by Australian governments, according to a new issues paper released today by the Commonwealth Ombudsman, NSW Ombudsman and Queensland Ombudsman.