Whistleblowing – Reporting, Rights and Protections

About this course

Whistleblowing plays an important role in helping organisations identify and address misconduct, unethical behaviour, and breaches of the law before they cause significant harm.

Australian whistleblower protection laws provide safeguards for eligible individuals who report certain types of misconduct or improper conduct within organisations. These protections encourage people to speak up without fear of retaliation, victimisation, or other detrimental treatment.

This course explains who can make a protected disclosure, what types of conduct can be reported, the protections available to whistleblowers, and the responsibilities organisations have when managing whistleblower reports.

What the course covers

• What is a whistleblower?
• Misconduct and improper conduct
• Whistleblower protection legislation
• Protected disclosures
• Who can be a whistleblower?
• Regulated entities
• Eligible recipients of disclosures
• Emergency and public interest disclosures
• Confidentiality and anonymity requirements
• Immunities and legal protections
• Penalties for non-compliance
• Compensation and reinstatement rights

What people can do afterwards

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• define whistleblowing and understand its purpose within organisations
• identify the types of misconduct and disclosures protected under Australian law
• understand who can make a protected disclosure and who can receive it
• recognise the legal protections available to whistleblowers
• understand organisational responsibilities for handling whistleblower reports appropriately

How it is delivered

• Structured learning Designed for learners who are new to the topic or want a comprehensive overview. The course explores the subject in detail and typically takes 35–40 minutes to complete.
• Accelerated learning Allows learners who understand the topic to proceed quickly through the course in 20-30 minutes. OR ShortBurst learning – Quick summaries of specific compliance areas, available in office-based and field-based formats, each lasting 5 minutes.
• ShortBurst learning Quick summaries of specific compliance areas, available in office-based and field-based formats, each lasting 5 minutes.

Two ways to run it

• Your policies, your scenarios

  We rebuild “Whistleblowing – Reporting, Rights and Protections” around how your organisation actually works, so the training changes behaviour instead of recording completions.

  Build a custom version

• Ready to run as it is

  Deploy the course off the shelf, with light branding if you want it. Delivered with our partner Safetrac, who will contact you directly.

  Deploy off the shelf

Either way, you can run it through our compliance platform or take it as a SCORM package for the LMS you already have.

What it costs

Off-the-shelf pricing starts at $4,000 a year for up to ten courses with your logo and colours applied, rising with how much you want changed. The tiers are the same across the catalogue, so they are set out once on the pricing page rather than repeated on all 101 courses.

If what you actually need is your own scenarios and your own policies rather than a reskin, that is a custom build, and it is the work Hungry Minds does.

Choosing an LMS

If you don’t currently have an LMS, we can help you select a platform that suits your organisation.

For smaller teams or organisations getting started, we typically recommend LearnWorlds for its ease of use and quick setup.For organisations requiring more advanced functionality and reporting, TalentLMS is a strong option.

Learn more:LearnWorlds TalentLMS

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