Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsExamples, under section 26(1)(a) of the Act, of public interest disclosures made to appropriate entities because the disclosure is about the conduct of the entities or of their officers--
1 W, an employee of a department, has information that officers of a disability service run by the department have been committing serious abuses against clients. The conduct is of a type mentioned in section 19(1)(a) of the Act. W discloses the conduct to the department. The department is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it is about the conduct of its staff.
2 W, an employee of a local government, has information about the local government's conduct in using negligent management practices resulting in substantial loss of public funds. The conduct is of a type mentioned in section 17 of the Act. W discloses the conduct to the local government. The local government is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it is about its own conduct.
3 W, a corrective services officer employed by the chief executive (corrective services), has information that another corrective services officer has committed a criminal assault on a prisoner. The conduct is of a type mentioned in section 18(1) of the Act. W discloses the conduct to the chief executive (corrective services). The chief executive (corrective services) is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it is about the conduct of the entity's staff.
4 W, a police officer, has information that certain other police officers are not investigating certain offences in return for corrupt payments. The conduct is official misconduct mentioned in section 15 of the Act. W discloses the conduct to the Queensland Police Service. The Queensland Police Service is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it is about the conduct of one of its officers.
5 W, an employee of a State instrumentality, has information that a senior officer of the instrumentality has misappropriated funds from the instrumentality. The conduct is official misconduct mentioned in section 15 of the Act. W discloses the conduct to the instrumentality. The instrumentality is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it is about the conduct of one of its officers.
Examples, under section 26(1)(b) of the Act, of disclosures made to appropriate entities because the disclosures are about something the entities have a power to investigate or remedy--
1 W, an employee of a department, has information that officers of a disability service run by the department have been committing serious abuses against clients. The conduct is official misconduct mentioned in section 15 of the Act. W discloses the conduct to the Crime and Misconduct Commission. The Crime and Misconduct Commission is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it involves conduct it may investigate.
2 W, an employee of a department, has information about the department's conduct in using negligent accounting practices resulting in substantial loss of public funds. The conduct is of a type mentioned in section 17(1) of the Act. W discloses the conduct to the Queensland Audit Office. The Queensland Audit Office is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it involves conduct it may investigate.
3 W, an employee of a department, gives evidence at a hearing of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee inquiring into the department's management practices. At the hearing W discloses information about the department's conduct in using negligent management practices resulting in substantial loss of public funds. The conduct is of a type mentioned in section 17(1) of the Act. The Committee is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure as it involves conduct it may investigate.
4 W, a corrective services officer employed by the chief executive (corrective services), has information that another corrective services officer has committed a criminal assault on a prisoner. The conduct is of a type mentioned in section 18(1) of the Act. W discloses the conduct to the Queensland Police Service. The Queensland Police Service is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it involves conduct it may investigate.
5 W, an employee of a private sector company, has information that the company has committed an offence against the Environmental Protection Act 1994 that is a substantial and specific danger to the environment. The conduct is of a type mentioned in section 19(1)(b) of the Act. W discloses the conduct to the department in which the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is administered. The department is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it involves conduct it may investigate.
6 W, an employee of a shipping company, has information that a ship owned by the company has discharged oil into coastal waters of Queensland. The conduct is an offence under the Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 and is a substantial and specific danger to the environment. The conduct is of a type mentioned in section 19(1)(b) of the Act. W discloses the conduct to the department in which the Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 is administered. The department is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it is about conduct it may investigate.
7 W, an employee of a State instrumentality, has information that a senior officer of the instrumentality has misappropriated funds of the instrumentality. The conduct is official misconduct mentioned in section 15 of the Act, involving the commission of an offence. W discloses the conduct to the Queensland Police Service. The Queensland Police Service is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it is about conduct it may investigate.
8 W, a police officer, has information that certain other police officers are not investigating certain offences in return for corrupt payments. The conduct is official misconduct mentioned in section 15 of the Act, involving official misconduct within the meaning of the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001. The Crime and Misconduct Commission is an appropriate entity to receive the disclosure because it is about conduct it may investigate.