tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post833369486489058982..comments2023-05-08T04:11:51.718-07:00Comments on SING: Premier: Are your top Queensland Health minions aware that to commit reprisal against protected Whistleblowers may be a criminal offence?SING (Silence is NOT Golden)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18298393310994391042noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6077668539151959728.post-77073467136844942682009-03-18T14:50:00.000-07:002009-03-18T14:50:00.000-07:00Karen I recently took the Department of Education ...Karen I recently took the Department of Education to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal and brought up the issue of them producing documents to support the processes in relation to investigations as set out in their Policies. This is a NSW issue but trust me the process is the same and I was told that Policies were only 'guidelines' and they didn't 'have to be' adhered to and that not all cases of 'child abuse' had to be investigated. We had made formal complaints of bullying and psychological abuse. Basically the abuser /bully gets to choose how to deal with the complaint and whether to own up or go on the attack. <BR/><BR/>Apparently they do not have to investigate every complaint and they do not even have to keep documents in relation to the 'so called' investigations that they say that they conduct and they don't, so nothing can ever be proven. So pretty much bullying, corrupt and abusing public servants who want to cover up have the green light to do what they want as they do not 'have to' follow the Policies set in place to investigate complaints and they do not 'have to' keep proper documents. They can even destroy without question or challenge. <BR/><BR/>I have even tried different Solicitors asking them how, under Administrative law, can we hold these people to account and all that has happened is that they have taken my money.<BR/><BR/>It seems that there is no Law or avenue to hold public servants who abuse their power and fail in their duty of care to account and no 'independent and fair process' to protect the elderly, disabled and even children.<BR/><BR/>There needs to be an avenue for people to put these matters before an 'independent panel' so as to present the case and a Law that ensures that those in positions of power who fail in their duty of care, bully and/or abuse others are held to account and removed from their positions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com