Members of the community can make representations to the ACT Audit Office, some of which are public interest disclosures under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012.

Representations

Representations can be made by anyone directly to the ACT Audit Office, or to their elected representatives in the Assembly who may, in turn, decide to make representations to the ACT Audit Office.

These representations may be considered by the ACT Audit Office or used to inform performance audit work being undertaken or a future audit. Each representation is considered on a case‐by‐case basis and is managed accordingly.

Public Interest Disclosures

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012 enables anyone to report serious or systemic wrongdoing (referred to as 'disclosable conduct') in an ACT public sector entity or an ACT Legislative Assembly entity. Such a report is termed a public interest disclosure (PID).

Under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012, the Auditor-General is a disclosure officer to whom 'disclosable conduct' can be reported. Disclosable conduct is activity by an ACT public sector employee or entity, that may relate to events happening now, in the past, or possibly in the future, that:

• is maladministration; and/or
• presents a substantial and specific danger to the health or safety of the public; or to the environment.

A public interest disclosure can be lodged by anyone. Importantly, a person making a public interest disclosure is to be protected and all those involved must be respected and afforded due process.

Designated Disclosure Officer

The ACT Audit Office's Designated Disclosure Officer (DDO) under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012, is:

• Brett Stanton, Assistant Auditor-General, Performance Audit

If you wish to make a disclosure under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012, you can:

• Write to:  
  ACT Audit Office
  PO Box 158
  CANBERRA ACT 2608

• Email:  actauditorgeneral@act.gov.au

• Phone: (02) 6207 0833