The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 (the PID Act) came into operation on 1 July 2019. Under the PID Act there are two types of information that can be received. These are:
- Environment and health information - Information that raises a potential issue of a substantial risk to the environment or to the health and safety of the public generally or a significant section of the public.
- Public administration information - Information that raises a potential issue of corruption, misconduct or maladministration in public administration
Any person can make a disclosure of environmental and health information, but only public officers can make a disclosure of public administration information.
How to make an appropriate disclosure to a Responsible Officer
An appropriate disclosure can be made to any elected member, employee or officer of the council, however, the Chief Executive Officer has appointed responsible officers under Section 12(1) of the PID Act. Informants are encouraged to make their disclosures directly to one of our Responsible Officers:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Manager Governance
- Governance Officer
Contact Details for Disclosure
- Telephone: 08 8525 3200 (request to speak to a Responsible Officer)
- Email: Governance@light.sa.gov.au
- Post: Confidential - Responsible Officer, Public Interest Disclosure, Light Regional Council, PO Box 72, Kapunda, SA, 5373
- In person: (by appointment) at 93 Main Street, Kapunda
Further Information
To assist the community in understanding the new protections, the following links are provided: