Under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 you can report to the Commission any matter which you suspect on reasonable grounds concerns or may concern minor misconduct by a public officer.
The personal information you provide in your report and in further correspondence relating to your report of suspected minor misconduct will be used by the Public Sector Commission to:
- assess and deal with your report in accordance with our functions and powers under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003
- report (de-identified) on government sector trends.
We may provide this information to:
- relevant government agencies, departments or other public authorities, as required to assess and deal with the matters raised in your report
- authorised internal staff to support the assessment and appropriate administration of your report
- other persons or bodies where disclosure is authorised or required under the Act or another written law.
If we assess your report as indicating potential minor misconduct, we will likely refer it to the public authority where the person/s your report relates to is employed. This will involve disclosing to that authority your identity and the information you report to us.
We will not disclose personal information about you to anybody else, unless you have given consent, or we are authorised or required to do so by law.
Please note that you can report anonymously through Safe2Say. The platform is encrypted and designed so we cannot identify you. However, please remember that if the content of your report contains other identifying information about you this is not usually removed.
Your report may also include personal information about other individuals. Please ensure any information you provide about other individuals is true and accurate. Also be aware that it is a criminal offence to knowingly make a false report to the Commission. False allegations will be treated seriously and may result in legal consequences.
Providing us with the requested information is voluntary. If you choose not to provide us with it, this will limit our ability to help ensure, in accordance with our functions and powers under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003, that minor misconduct is appropriately dealt with.
See the Public Sector Commission’s Privacy Policy for more information about how we handle your personal information, how you can request access to, or correction of, the personal information we hold about you, and who to contact if you have a privacy enquiry or complaint.
