Whistleblowers Policy

On 1 January 2020, Boardriders new whistleblowers policy came into effect.

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 [email protected].