RaPID reporting of PIDs
The Queensland Ombudsman, as the oversight agency for the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 (the PID Act), launched its new public interest disclosure (PID) reporting database on 12 October 2017. RaPID (aka ‘Report a PID’) is a bespoke application developed specifically for collecting and reporting data on PIDs, and replaces a 17 year old database adapted for PID reporting in 2010.
All public sector entities are required to keep records of PIDs reported or referred to them in accordance with the PID Act. This includes PIDs made by members of the public about:
- Substantial and specific danger to the health and safety of a person with a disability
- Substantial and specific danger to the environment
- Reprisal (as a result of a person making a PID, or a belief that they have or will make a PID).
In addition to making PID about these matters, public sector officers can also make PIDs about:
- Corrupt conduct
- Maladministration that adversely affects a person’s interests in a substantial and specific way
- A substantial misuse of public resources
- A substantial and specific danger to public health and safety
- A substantial and specific danger to the environment.
Apart from keeping internal records of PIDs, public sector entities are also required to report data about PIDs to the oversight agency. The Queensland Ombudsman collates that data and reports it to Parliament. The new RaPID database is designed to make the task of reporting data simpler and easier for agencies. RaPID also allows agencies to produce reports about the PID data they have entered to assist them with their internal reporting.
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