Commentary on public interest disclosures and the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 can be found on here.
Statistical information on Public Interest Disclosures (PIDs) for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017
Categories of wrongdoing
| Corrupt conduct | Maladministration | Serious and substantial waste | Government information contravention | Local government pecuniary interest contravention | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Function | Stat | Other | Function | Stat | Other | Function | Stat | Other | Function | Stat | Other | Function | Stat | Other | Function | Stat | Other | |
| Number of public officials who made PIDs direct to the Audit Office | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Number of PIDs made directly to your investigating authority | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| Number of PIDs received by your investigating authority under section 25 of the PID Act | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Number of PIDs received by your investigating authority under section 26 of the PID Act | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total number of PIDs | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | ||
| Corrupt conduct | Maladministration | Serious and substantial waste | Government information contravention | Local government pecuniary interest contravention | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of PIDs referred to a public authority under section 25 of the PID Act | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Number of PIDs referred to another investigating authority under section 25 of the PID Act | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Number of PIDs handled solely by your investigating authority | 1 | 1 | 12 | – | – | 14 |
| Number of PIDs handled with a public authority | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Number of PIDs handled with another investigating authority | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total number of PIDs | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
| Number of PIDs handled by commencing a formal investigation | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 |
| Number of PIDs finalised in 2016–17 | 1 | 2 | 9 | – | – | 12 |