Whistleblower & Protected Disclosure Policy

A whistleblower policy only works if people trust it enough to use it. This is a complete, three-document set — the policy itself, a confidential register, and a practical guide to actually implementing it — not just a document to file away.

Who it's for:

Boards who need a formal, board-adoptable whistleblower framework — particularly organisations where staff, volunteers, or contractors need a genuinely safe way to raise concerns, and where the Board wants defensible, well-documented reporting arrangements.

What's included:

• Whistleblower & Protected Disclosure Policy (Word) — 13 sections covering disclosable matters, reporting channels, a three-tier anonymity model, investigation process, detriment protection, and sector-specific legal notes (Corporations Act, Taxation Administration Act, and Aged Care Act where relevant)
• Disclosure Register (Excel) — a confidential four-tab workbook: disclosure log, Access Log, and Review Log, with formula-driven status tracking
• Implementation Guide (Word) — choosing and briefing a Whistleblower Protection Officer, an internal-vs-third-party decision framework, a rollout checklist, and a first-disclosure walkthrough

Format:

Zip file containing 2 × Word documents (.docx) and 1 × Excel workbook (.xlsx). Fully editable; no macros or add-ins required.

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