Independent Whistleblower Disclosure Service.

Anon can assist with disclosures of misconduct and other improper states of affairs. 

These include:

Conduct potentially damaging to the organisation, an organisation’s employee or a third party, including but not limited to:

• Unsafe work practices, environmental damage, health risks or abuse of the organisation’s property or resources;
• Conduct which amounts to an abuse of authority;
• Conduct which may cause financial loss to the organisation, damage its reputation or be otherwise detrimental to the organisation’s interests;
• Sexual harassment;
• Discrimination; 
• Bullying;
• Victimisation; or
• Conduct which involves any other kind of serious impropriety, including serious and substantial waste of public resources, practices endangering the health or safety of employees, stakeholders or the general public and practices endangering the environment.

Dishonest, fraudulent or corrupt behaviour; including: 

• Financial fraud bribery or other activity.

Illegal activity; including: 

• Theft;
• Drug sale or use;
• Violence;
• Harassment or intimidation;
• Criminal damage to property; or 
• Other breaches of the law. 

Official misconduct or maladministration; unethical conduct or conduct in breach of the organisation’s policies, including: 

• Dishonestly altering company records or data; 
• Adopting questionable accounting practices; or 
• Wilfully breaching the Code of Conduct or other policies or procedures.

Personal work-related grievances like interpersonal conflicts between employees, or a decision relating to the engagement, transfer or promotion of an employee are not reportable to Anon.

You also cannot report conduct that occurred in an organisation that doesn’t subscribe to Anon.

You can make a disclosure to Anon if:

1. the organisation where the behaviour occurred subscribes to Anon; and
2. you are, or have been an employee, officer, director, student, contractor, supplier, tenderer or any other person, paid or unpaid, who has had business dealings with the organisation, or you are a family member of a person who has had business dealings with the organisation.

Either:

On-line by completing Anon’s disclosure form.

When you press “submit” your report will be provided to Anon and, if you have provided an email address, you will receive an email confirming receipt of your report and your reference number. 

You’ll need to record and store your reference number so that you can track the progress of your disclosure.

By Phone:

You can call our experts on +61 3 911 156 55 during business hours (Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays between 9am – 5.00pm,  Australian Eastern Standard Time) from within Australia.  They will ask you for the same details as are in the online form and pass the information that you provide on to the subscriber organisation.

Anon’s experts will only include your details in their report if you agree.

You’ll need to record and store the reference number you are given so that you can track the progress of your disclosure.

Can I remain anonymous?

Yes. Before you call or answer the questions in the online form, you will need to decide whether to report:

1. anonymously;
2. by disclosing your details to Anon but remaining anonymous to the organisation; or
3. by disclosing your details to both Anon and the organisation.

If you report anonymously, neither Anon nor the organisation will be able to contact you to confirm receipt of your report, discuss your report, or tell you about its progress.

If you do not wish to remain anonymous to Anon, please complete your personal and contact details, the details of your disclosure, and any other relevant additional information you can provide.

You can and should upload any documentation and other evidence you have in support of your disclosure. The more detailed the information you provide, the better this will assist us in dealing with your disclosure efficiently.

When you press ‘submit’, your disclosure will be formally lodged and, if you have provided a valid email address, you will receive an email confirming lodgement and providing a reference number. 

You should record the reference number you’re given and store it safely because it will allow you to see the progress of your report.

No, but if you decide not to give Anon your details we won’t be able to discuss your disclosure with you any further, or report on progress. Neither will the organisation or anyone it appoints to investigate your complaint.

You will need to give us a way to contact you if you want to be find out more about your report once it’s lodged, or give us more information about your report.