Public Interest Disclosure processing documents 441/26/27 – Documents

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This Defence release (FOI 441/26/27) comprises internal guidance and templates on Public Interest Disclosures under the PID Act 2013. Documents include a blank PID risk assessment template covering reprisal risk ratings, supervisor comment conditions and risk management actions; a policy manual section on disclosable conduct, risk assessments, reprisal allegations, criminal versus civil referral considerations and discloser support, with a 28-day contact requirement; fact sheets for disclosers and supervisors; and lists of ADF, APS and external support services. No specific programs, platforms, costs or schedule figures appear in the excerpt. Redactions are visible under section 22 throughout the policy manual, though their full extent cannot be determined from the excerpt. The material contains no case-specific disclosures or links to public controversies.