Our policy commitment
Our General Manager is committed to protecting informants and genuinely and efficiently acting on information provided in a public interest disclosure.
Our procedures outline the General Manager’s expectations in respect of the operation and implementation of the PID Act. The General Manager is responsible for ensuring compliance with these steps.
The PID Act clearly sets out the obligations on public sector agencies and its officers and employees to take action to protect informants. In accordance with the PID Act, our procedures also set out risk management steps for assessing and minimising detrimental action against people because of public interest disclosures and detriment to people against whom allegations are made in a disclosure.
How informants can protect themselves
To gain protection you must make an appropriate disclosure of public interest information in accordance with the PID Act.
How we will protect informants
We are committed to protecting people who make an appropriate disclosure of public interest information. The PID Act creates an obligation to maintain the confidentiality of all people who make an appropriate disclosure of public interest information.
To ensure that informants are protected, we will:
- provide support and information on the PID Act protections to the informant
- adopt and apply internal procedures that require compliance with Section 8(1) of the PID Act in relation to confidentiality
- store information about appropriate disclosures securely
- proactively recognise and address any potential detrimental outcomes that may be caused from the disclosure.
How to make an appropriate disclosure
You can make an appropriate disclosure of public interest information by:
Email:
lclb.pid@sa.gov.au
Post:
Responsible Officer, Public Interest Disclosure
Limestone Coast Landscape Board
PO Box 1453
Mount Gambier SA 5290
Mark the envelope private and confidential.
Before making a disclosure of information, please refer to the PID Act and PID guidelines to ensure your disclosure is appropriate and that you are aware of your rights and responsibilities.
When making the disclosure of information, if you are revealing your identity, you have rights about being kept informed. Please speak to the responsible officer about how you wish to be contacted by them.
The person receiving the public interest information must comply with the requirements set out under the PID Act and PID guidelines.
Office for Public Integrity
Public interest Disclosure guidelines [PDF, 294.7 KB]
Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018
Version 1.0, approved 26 February 2026
