CONDITIONS FOR PROTECTION

 

The conditions for protection can be seen as a deal of four. The whistleblower must be in good faith, have a justified reason, and the violation must be related to work. In addition, the notification must be made to the appropriate notification channel.
 

The key requirement is that the whistleblower must have obtained the information or suspicion of a breach in their work or in a work-related context. Secondly, the whistleblower must have reasonable grounds to believe that the information being reported is accurate. The whistleblower does not need to have comprehensive evidence of the breach, but it is essential that the report is made in good faith. Protection cannot be granted for clearly false information or for reports based on rumours. 

The whistleblower must have reasonable grounds to believe that the information being reported falls within the material scope of the law. In principle, whistleblowers cannot be required to possess a high level of awareness of whether the matter falls within the scope of the law because the scope is broad and complex. 

The final requirement is that the report must be made primarily to the internal reporting channel of the organisation where the suspected breach or infringement has occurred.  However, there are situations in which a report can be made directly to an authority-maintained reporting channel.

You can read more about these situations in the Other reporting methods section.