Northern Territory Numbered Acts

INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION ACT 2017 (NO 23 OF 2017) - SCHEDULE 2

Schedule 2     Information for persons making protected communications

section 98

    1     A statement that:

    (a)     reporting improper conduct so that it can be dealt with is encouraged by the ICAC; and

    (b)     the person is not entitled to know the full details of subsequent investigations or disciplinary action that may result from the information, but the person may contact the ICAC's Office for a general outline of action taken on the basis of the information; and

    (c)     keeping the person's identity confidential reduces the risk of retaliation; and

    (d)     the person is responsible for seeking assistance at an early opportunity if they experience or fear retaliation; and

    (e)     the person consider accessing support services at an early opportunity to assist them to consider and manage the impacts of making the protected communication.

    2     An indication of who is likely to be given access to the information in the communication and what is likely to be done with the information.

    3     Advice to the person:

    (a)     to take care in communicating the information to other persons in ways that are not protected communications; and

    (b)     of the ability of the person to apply for a declaration that an action taken by the person in relation to the information is a protected communication.

    4     Information about what constitutes retaliation and what the person can do if they experience or fear retaliation.

    5     A statement of the importance of not providing false or misleading information, the penalties for providing that information and the opportunity to retract or clarify that information.

    6     Information about support services mentioned in item 1(e).