Managing Disclosures & Corporate Policy Compliance in Australia

This course is the second in a two-part Australian whistleblowing compliance series, designed specifically for managers, people leaders, HR professionals and compliance teams. Where the first course introduces all employees to their rights and responsibilities as potential disclosers, this course focuses on the obligations that fall on those who receive, handle and investigate disclosures. Getting these obligations right is not merely good practice — it is a legal requirement, and failures can expose individuals and organisations to significant civil and regulatory liability.

Drawing directly on Part 9.4AAA of the Corporations Act 2001 and the whistleblower provisions in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953, the course provides a thorough examination of who qualifies as a protected discloser, what conduct is protected, how confidentiality and identity protections must be maintained, how detrimental conduct is defined and prevented, and what internal governance frameworks must look like to satisfy ASIC and ATO expectations. Relevant regulatory guidance from ASIC's Regulatory Guide 270 (Whistleblower policies) is incorporated throughout.

On completion, participants will be able to identify a protected disclosure, apply correct triage and referral procedures, document disclosures appropriately, support disclosers through an investigation, and advise their organisation on policy design and continuous improvement. This course satisfies the training obligations contemplated under ASIC RG 270 for entities required to have a compliant whistleblower policy.