INTRODUCTION
The board of RSL & Services Clubs Association Queensland Inc. (RSLSCAQLD) is committed to operating legally (in accordance with applicable
legislation and regulation), properly (in accordance
with organisational policy and procedures), and
ethically (in accordance with recognised ethical
principles). Employees are expected to cooperate
with the organisation in maintaining legal,
proper, and ethical operations, if necessary by
reporting non-compliant actions by other people.
Correspondingly, employees who do assist in
maintaining legal, proper, and ethical operations should not be penalised in any way.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to:
a) encourage the reporting of matters that may
cause harm to individuals or financial or nonfinancial loss to RSLSCAQLD or
damage to its reputation;
b) enable RSLSCAQLD to deal with
reports from whistleblowers in a way that will
protect the identity of the whistleblower as far
as possible and provide for the secure storage of
the information provided;
c) establish policies for protecting whistleblowers
against reprisal by any person internal or
external to the entity;
d) provide for the appropriate infrastructure;
e) help to ensure RSLSCAQLD maintains
the highest standards of ethical behaviour and
integrity.
POLICY
Concerns regarding illegal or corrupt
behaviour
Where an employee or member of RSLSCAQLD believes in good faith on reasonable grounds that
any employee, volunteer, or contractor has
breached any provision of the general law, that
employee must report their concern to
• their supervisor:
or, if they feel that their
supervisor may be complicit in the breach,
• the CEO:
or, if they feel that the CEO may be complicit in the breach,
• the organisation’s nominated Whistleblower Protection Officer (WPO);
or, if they feel this to be necessary,
• a person or office independent of
the organisation nominated by the
organisation to receive such information,
or
• the duly constituted authorities
responsible for the enforcement of the law
in the relevant area.
The person making their concern known shall
not suffer any sanctions from the organisation
on account of their actions in this regard
provided that their actions
• are in good faith, and
• are based on reasonable grounds, and
• conform to the designated procedures.
Any person within the organisation to whom
such a disclosure is made shall
• if they believe the behaviour complained
of to be unquestionably trivial or fanciful,
dismiss the allegation and notify the
person making the allegation of their
decision;
• if they believe the behaviour complained
of to be neither trivial nor fanciful, ensure
that the allegation is investigated, a finding
is made, and the person making the
allegation is informed of the finding.
Any such investigation shall observe the
rules of natural justice and the provisions of
procedural fairness.
Disclosures may be made anonymously, and
this anonymity shall as far as possible be
preserved by the organisation.
Concerns regarding improper or
unethical behaviour
Where an employee or member of RSLSCAQLD believes in good faith on reasonable grounds
that any employee, volunteer, or
contractor has breached any provision of the
organisation’s constitution, or its bylaws, or
its policies, or its code of conduct, or generally
recognised principles of ethics, that employee
may report their concern to
• their supervisor: or, if they feel that their
supervisor may be complicit in the breach,
• the CEO: or, if they feel that the CEO may be complicit in the breach,
• a person or office independent of
the organisation nominated by the
organisation to receive such information.
The person making their concern known shall
not suffer any sanctions from the organisation
on account of their actions in this regard
provided that their actions
• are in good faith, and
• are based on reasonable grounds, and
• conform to the designated procedures.
Any person within the organisation to whom
such a disclosure is made shall
• if they believe the behaviour complained
of to be unquestionably trivial or fanciful,
dismiss the allegation and notify the
person making the allegation of their
decision;
• if they believe the behaviour complained
of to be neither trivial nor fanciful, ensure
that the allegation is investigated, a finding
is made, and the person making the
allegation is informed of the finding.
Any such investigation shall observe the
rules of natural justice and the provisions of
procedural fairness.
Disclosures may be made anonymously, and
this anonymity shall as far as possible be
preserved by the organisation.
AUTHORISATION
This policy is authorised by the Board of the RSL & Services Clubs Association Queensland Inc.
Complete the form to contact our Whistleblower officer in confidence.