Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

OMBUDSMAN ACT 1989 - SECT 17EB

    (1)     The head of a designated entity must ensure that the entity has in place practices and procedures—

        (a)     for preventing reportable conduct by an employee of the entity—

              (i)     in the course of the employee's employment with the entity; or

              (ii)     other than in the course of the employee's employment with the entity if the employment would facilitate the employee's reportable conduct; and

        (b)     to enable any person, including an employee of the entity, to notify the head of the entity of a reportable allegation or reportable conviction involving an employee of the entity; and

        (c)     for dealing with a reportable allegation or reportable conviction involving an employee of the entity; and

        (d)     for the receipt, handling and disclosure of information relating to reportable allegations, reportable convictions and investigation information.

    (2)     In this section:

"procedures" includes policies.