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Whistleblower Protections Awareness
A plain-English introduction to Australia's whistleblower protection laws. Learn what a protected disclosure is, who can make one and to whom and how the law shields your identity and protects you from being punished for speaking up, as paced slides with diagrams, a real workplace scenario, quick self-checks and detail tailored to public-sector schemes in your state or territory.
What You Will Learn
- Explain why whistleblower protections exist and identify the main Australian laws that provide them
- Recognise what makes a disclosure 'protected' and how it differs from a personal work-related grievance
- Identify who is an eligible whistleblower and the eligible recipients a disclosure can be made to
- Describe the confidentiality protections and the ban on causing detriment to a whistleblower
- Outline how to make a disclosure and what remedies are available if a whistleblower is harmed
Course Content
Final Assessment: 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available
Who This Course Is For
All employees, contractors, managers and officers who may witness or receive a report of wrongdoing. No prior legal knowledge assumed.
Sources and Legal References
This course is aligned to 15 official sources. Legal and regulatory references checked between 26 July 2026 and 31 August 2026.
Sources and Further Reading
This course draws on the following official sources. Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
- LegislationCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)As at 26/07/2026
- LegislationTaxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth)As at 26/07/2026
- LegislationPublic Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth)As at 26/07/2026
- LegislationFair Work Act 2009 (Cth)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationPrivacy Act 1988 (Cth)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationPublic Interest Disclosures Act 2022 (NSW)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationPublic Interest Disclosures Act 2012 (Vic)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationPublic Interest Disclosure Act 2010 (Qld)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationPublic Interest Disclosure Act 2003 (WA)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationPublic Interest Disclosure Act 2018 (SA)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationPublic Interest Disclosures Act 2002 (Tas)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationPublic Interest Disclosure Act 2012 (ACT)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationIndependent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2017 (NT)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)As at 31/08/2026
Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It does not issue a unit of competency, is not legal advice and is not a substitute for your organisation's own whistleblower policy or for professional or legal advice about a specific disclosure.
$39.00
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What You Get
Certificate of Completion
This is to certify that
Sample Learner
has successfully completed
Whistleblower Protections Awareness
All learning modules and the final assessment
Scan the QR code, or enter certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 at workproof.com.au/verify
Kam Askari
Director, Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd
This is a certificate of completion of a non-accredited professional development course. It is not a nationally recognised qualification, a VET statement of attainment, a competency card, a licence, or evidence of competency. It is issued by Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, which is not a Registered Training Organisation.
Sample layout. Certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 verifies as Hazardous Manual Tasks and Manual Handling Safety.
- Certificate verified by its ID
- 100% online, self-paced
- Six months of access
Bought for yourself: six months of access from the day you pay. Team seat: six months from the day the worker activates their code.
