Disclose portal

Mackay Regional Council's Public Interest Disclosure Policy outlines council's commitment to investigating all public interest disclosure (disclosures) in a confidential and timely manner.

Council encourages all staff to make a disclosure about any suspected wrongdoings, dangerous or suspicious behaviour, and information about matters concerning reportable conduct.

Please note that you can lodge a disclosure anonymously. However, council does encourage you to provide at least an email address or phone number, so council can keep you updated with the disclosure and obtain further information if needed for the investigation. When you provide your details, please be assured they will be handled in a confidential manner, however if you hold any concerns over confidentiality, you are still able to lodge a disclose anonymously.

Reportable conduct means any conduct by a person or persons connected with council that falls under the below report types:

Report types

Workplace Code of Conduct

Conduct by a council staff that is at risk of breaching the council's Code of Conduct.

Fraud

Includes obtaining a benefit by some form of deception or some other means. Can be thought of as stealing which involves some form of deception.

Physical Assault

Please contact Police to report this behaviour!

The assault need not have caused injuries and can be a mere application of force by one person to another, directly or indirectly (e.g. throwing something) where the person being threatened can carry out their threat and the person being threatened believes it is imminent.

Property Damage

Includes wilful damage to both Council’s physical property and/or electronic data.

Secret Commissions

Includes receipt of payment, which does not have to be money, to induce someone to either do something or refrain from doing something related to the council's business activity.

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment may be defined as unwelcome sexual conduct which makes a person feel offended, humiliated, and/or intimidated. It can take the form of unwelcome touching, hugging, or kissing; suggestive comments or jokes; unwanted invitations to go on dates or requests for sex; insults based on your sex or sexually explicit emails or SMS messages. Both men and women can be the subject of sexual harassment at work.

Unethical Business Conduct

Includes inappropriate or unethical conduct contrary to the council's Code of Conduct such that it presents a risk in terms of various corruption legislation around the world including Public Sector Ethics Act 1994, Local Government Act 2009, Information Privacy Act 2009, and council’s Code of Conduct.

Theft

Includes when a council asset is taken either from council premises or from a council staff for personal and/or unintended use.

Workplace Health and Safety

Breaches of council's Workplace Health and Safety policies and or legislation. Includes faulty equipment and unsafe or dangerous work practices - including near misses.

Bullying / Harassment

Use this category if either you have been subject to bullying and/or harassment or someone you know has been subject to it by someone from the council.

Elected member/CEO/Director/Program Manager Conduct

Use this category if you believe a Councillor, CEO, Director, or Program Manager has been involved in or you have suspicions concerning any wrongdoings in relation to dishonest, fraudulent, and corrupt conduct.

If you wish to complete this form manually and post it to council, please download and print the pdf form.

Postal address:

MRC Disclosures
PO Box 41
MACKAY QLD 4740

Public interest disclosure form

Please note that you can make an anonymous disclosure. However, council encourages you to provide at least an email or phone number to keep you updated and obtain further information regarding the investigation. If you wish to make an anonymous disclosure, please leave the boxes in this section blank.

* mandatory fields

Discloser details

Name of discloser Please enter name of person making disclosure.
Street address of discloser
Suburb
State
Post code
Phone number
Email address
If phone number or email is provided - what is your preferred contact mode? Please note that an anonymous discloser will not be able to be advised or informed of the investigation outcome	Phone Email

Disclosure report details

Report Type*	Workplace Code of Conduct Fraud Physical Assault Property Damage Secret Commissions Sexual Harassment Unethical Business Conduct Theft Workplace Health and Safety Bullying / Harassment Elected Member/CEO/Director/Program Manager Conduct
If reporting physical assault type, have you reported to Police yet?	Yes No
Has this matter already been reported*	Yes No
If Yes - when and to whom:
Is Mackay Regional Council Management involved	Yes No
Is a councillor involved?	Yes No
Council officers/councillors (name) Please enter name of any council officers or councillors that you believe to have an involvement in the disclosure.
Is Mackay Regional Council Management aware?	Yes No
Is there a suspected monetary loss to council	Yes No
If yes - please provide an estimated value
Date/s of disclosed conduct* Provide the dates on which you believe the conduct disclosed occurred.
Location* State the location at which the conduct disclosed occurred.
Please provide further details* If you are making this Disclosure anonymously, please provide sufficient detail to assist with the investigation
How long has the conduct been occurring?
Is witness information available?	Yes No
Witness details/information if available:
Documentary evidence State the nature of any documents or written materials that supports your claim or that you have seen but cannot produce.
Other evidence State the nature of any other evidence that supports your claim.
Please provide additional information
What is your expected outcome?
Upload supporting documentation

Please note that all personal information included in this disclosure will remain confidential.