The NSW Ombudsman hosted the second PID Awareness Week in August 2025 to raise awareness and understanding of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 (PID Act), and the importance of a speak up culture across agencies and among public officials under the Act.
Opening address by the Special Minister of State, Mr John Graham
Welcome to Country - Uncle Allan Murray, Metropolitan LALC
Welcome by Chris Clayton, Senior Deputy Ombudsman
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Embedding a speak up culture into your organisational DNA
Speakers:
- Anina Johnson, Commissioner LECC
- Chris Clayton, Senior Deputy Ombudsman
- Kathrina Lo, Public Service Commissioner
Chair: Josh Faulkner, Chief Operating Officer, NSW Ombudsman
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What have we learnt from the first 18 months of the PID Act 2022
Insights from the annual returns and providing advice under the PID Act
Speakers:
- Marianne Bregovic, Manager PID Audit & Monitoring
- Patrick Sheehy, Manager PID Advice, NSW Ombudsman
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The value of speaking up in identifying risk and serious wrongdoing
Speakers:
- The Hon Helen Murrell SC, ICAC Commissioner
- Sonia Minutillo, Privacy Commissioner
- Graeme Head, Secretary NSW Department of Customer Service
Chair: Chris Clayton, Senior Deputy Ombudsman
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I am thinking of making a PID, what do I need to know?
Speaker: Chris Banks, Manager Whistleblower Support Team, NSW Ombudsman
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Safe to speak: How agencies can support whistleblowers and protect them from detrimental action
Speakers:
- Karen Berry, Director Corporate Governance and Assurance, Central Coast Local Health District
- Louise Lazzarino, Executive Director, Governance Risk & Assurance, Department of Customer Service
- Alex Snelling, Director of Investigations, Professional and Ethical Standards, Department of Education
Chair: Marianne Bregovic, A/ Deputy Ombudsman
Agencies and organisations to hold their own internal activities and events to promote a ‘speak up’ culture within their own setting.
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Turning the tide: Embedding a speak up culture in practice
Speakers:
- Candice Neilson, Director, Strategy and Engagement, Youth Justice NSW
- Sanya Silver, Deputy Ombudsman Investigations and Major Projects, NSW Ombudsman
- Paola Rigby, Director Governance & Risk – Quality, Improvement and Performance, Audit Office of NSW
Chair: Patrick Sheehy, Manager PID Advice, NSW Ombudsman
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Trauma informed practices to avoid psychological injury in a speak up culture
Speaker: Kate Peterson, McCullough Robertson
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