PID Awareness Week Events

The NSW Ombudsman is hosting the second PID Awareness Week from 11–15 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.

Venue: Fishburners event space, Level 2/11 York St, Sydney & online

Opening address by the Special Minister of State, Mr John Graham

10.00am

Welcome to Country - Uncle Allan Murray, Metropolitan LALC

Welcome by Paul Miller NSW Ombudsman

Embedding a speak up culture into your organisational DNA

10.30am - 11.30am

Speakers:

• Anina Johnson, Commissioner LECC
• Paul Miller, NSW Ombudsman
• Kathrina Lo, Public Service Commissioner

Chair: Chris Clayton, Senior Deputy Ombudsman

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PID immersion session: internal reviews

12.00pm - 1pm

Join the NSW Ombudsman PID Unit and ICAC staff in-person for a session aimed at unpacking some of the key concepts in the PID Act.  Our focus for the session today will be on undertaking internal reviews.

You will also have an opportunity to ask questions about matters relevant to the PID Act.

We look forward to having you attend this session.

Venue:  Fishburners, Level 2/11 York Street, Sydney NSW

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What have we learnt from the first 18 months the PID Act 2022 – insights from the annual returns and providing advice under the PID Act

2.30pm - 3.30pm

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

10.00am - 11.00am

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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PID immersion session: anonymous and de-identified PIDs

12.00pm - 1.00pm

Join the NSW Ombudsman PID Unit and ICAC staff in-person for a session aimed at unpacking some of the key concepts in the PID Act. Our focus for the session today will be on anonymous and de-identified PIDs.

 You will also have an opportunity to ask questions about matters relevant to the PID Act.

 We look forward to having you attend this session.

Venue:  Fishburners, Level 2/11 York Street, Sydney NSW

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I am thinking of making a PID, what do I need to know?

2.30pm - 3.30pm

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

10.00am - 11.00am

Speakers:

• Karen Berry, Director Corporate Governance and Assurance, Central Coast Local Health District
• Riley O’Keefe, Manager, Disclosures & Complex Investigations UNSW
• Alex Snelling, Director of Investigations, Professional and Ethical Standards, Department of Education

Chair: Marianne Bregovic, A/ Deputy Ombudsman

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Agencies and organisations to hold their own internal activities and events to promote a ‘speak up’ culture within their own setting.

Turning the tide: Embedding a speak up culture in practice

10.00am - 11.00am

Speakers:

• Candice Neilson, A/Executive Director, Youth Justice NSW
• Sanya Silver, Deputy Ombudsman Investigations and Major Projects, NSW Ombudsman
• Third panellist to be confirmed

Chair: Patrick Sheehy, Manager PID Advice, NSW Ombudsman

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PID immersion session: notifications to the Ombudsman

12.30pm - 1.30pm

Join the NSW Ombudsman PID Unit and ICAC staff in-person for a session aimed at unpacking some of the key concepts in the PID Act. Our focus for the session today will be on notifications to be made to the Ombudsman and reporting detrimental action offences.

You will also have an opportunity to ask questions about matters relevant to the PID Act.

We look forward to having you attend this session.

Venue:  Fishburners, Level 2/11 York Street, Sydney NSW

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Trauma informed practices to avoid psychological injury in a speak up culture

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Speaker: Kate Peterson, McCullough Robertson

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PID Awareness Week wrap up

3.30pm - 3.45pm

Bringing together the discussions during PID Awareness Week.

Speaker: Chris Clayton, Senior Deputy Ombudsman

Community of Practice session

10.30am - 11.30am

The meeting of the PID Community of Practice will only be open to members.

PID Awareness Week Closes