Human Rights Law Centre says there has ‘not been a single successful case … brought by a whistleblower” under federal laws designed to protect those who speak out
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Australia’s federal whistleblowing laws have not successfully protected a single person since their inception, an analysis of available court records suggests.
The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) released a report on Tuesday examining 78 court rulings in 70 separate cases in which whistleblowers sought protection under federal and state whistleblowing regimes.
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