ON 1 JANUARY 2020, BOARDRIDERS INTRODUCED A WHISTLEBLOWERS POLICY.
THE POLICY APPLIES TO AUSTRALIAN BOARDRIDERS’ CURRENT AND FORMER:
(A) OFFICERS
(B) EMPLOYEES;
(C) SUPPLIERS OF SERVICES OR GOODS, AND THEIR EMPLOYEES (PAID OR UNPAID); AND
(D) ASSOCIATES,
AND THEIR RELATIVES, SPOUSE AND DEPENDENTS (ELIGIBLE WHISTLEBLOWER).
AN ELIGIBLE WHISTLEBLOWER QUALIFIES FOR PROTECTION UNDER THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 (CTH) (‘CORPORATIONS ACT’) IF:
(A) THEY HAVE MADE A DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO A ‘DISCLOSABLE MATTER’ DIRECTLY TO AN ‘ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT’ OR TO ASIC, APRA OR ANOTHER COMMONWEALTH BODY PRESCRIBED BY REGULATION; OR
(B) THEY HAVE MADE A DISCLOSURE TO A LEGAL PRACTITIONER FOR THE PURPOSES OF OBTAINING LEGAL ADVICE OR LEGAL REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROVISIONS IN THE CORPORATIONS ACT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT CONSTITUTES A DISCLOSABLE MATTER OR AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT OR TO OBTAIN A COPY OF OUR WHISTLEBLOWERS POLICY, PLEASE CONTACT WHISTLEBLOWER.APAC@BOARDRIDERS.COM.
