Public Interest Disclosure

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 creates a process for the disclosure of public interest information. If you have a concern about the past, current or future conduct of the Water Corporation, or a person associated with the Corporation, making a disclosure under this legislation may offer protection for you and those who are the subject of your claims.

The sorts of issues that you may be concerned about could include:

Improper conduct
An offence under State law, including corruption
Administration matters affecting you involving a specific risk of injury to public health, prejudice to public safety or harm to the environment.

You need to consider a number of factors before making a public interest disclosure. These factors are outlined in the brochure "Thinking About Making a Public Interest Disclosure" produced by the Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner (OPSSC) and also contained in the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003. The brochure is available on the OPSSC web site and the Act can be viewed from the State Law Publisher web site.

The persons from time to time holding or acting in the following positions

General Manager Business Services

Head of Corporate Human Resources

Manager Management Review & Audit

are designated as the Public Interest Disclosure Officers, or PID Officers, of the Water Corporation. The PID Officers are responsible for receiving disclosures of public interest information relating to matters falling within the sphere of responsibility of the Water Corporation.

The current contact details of the PID Officers are as follows:

General Manager Business Services
Paul Ferguson
paul.ferguson@watercorporation.com.au
Ph 9420 2735
Fax 9420 2283

Manager Corporate Human Resources
Kerry Burke
kerry.burke@watercorporation.com.au
Ph 9420 2996
Fax 9420 2351

Manager Management Review & Audit
Wayne Kearney
wayne.kearney@watercorporation.com.au
Ph 9420 2782
Fax 9420 3669

You can also obtain further general information about public interest disclosures from the OPSSC

17^th Floor, St Martin's Tower
44 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000

Ph 9260 6600
Email pssc@opssc.wa.gov.au
Web site http://www.opssc.wa.gov.au/pid/