Yes if you request contact.

To protect your anonymity:

• WBS does not retain any information about you. Your name, phone number, and email details are not collected, so no one will contact you directly.
• St Peters Lutheran College will not receive any information about you (such as your name, phone number, or email details) unless you expressly authorise us to do so.

You remain in control of the process. All communication will take place through the online service. While this approach may take slightly longer to exchange information, it has been chosen to provide higher confidence that disclosures remain anonymous.

You will need to log back into the system to check updates and progress, or to upload additional information and/or evidence.

How Do I Make an Online Report?

To make an online report, click the “Make a Report” button below. You will be redirected to a new page where you will be asked to enter “StPeters” in the Unique Key field. Click “Next” and follow the on screen instructions.

You will then be prompted to enter the Client Reference Number, which is “StPeters2024”.

What Happens After I Lodge a Report?

Once you lodge a report, you will be issued a unique reference number of up to 20 characters. Please keep a record of this unique reference number, as it is required if you wish to resume a report, upload additional information or evidence, or monitor the progress of your disclosure

How Anonymous Is My Report?

Your report is submitted via a secure electronic form that is accessible only to you and WBS. Your identity, information, and privacy are protected using secure 256-bit encryption. You may also upload supporting documents or other evidence as part of your disclosure.

Please bear in mind that the information you disclose may mean that:

• You can be identified. To reduce this risk, focus on what happened rather than how you personally observed it.
• You may unintentionally disclose your identity through details such as your position, title, role, or your connection with the individuals involved.

How Do I Make a Phone Report Disclosure?

To make a phone report, please call the number below:

Australia: 1300 687 927
Availability: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

What Information Will I Need to Provide?

You will be asked to provide information to validate your report. When requested:

• State “StPeters” as the Unique Key; and
• Provide the Client Reference Number, which is “StPeters2024”.

What Happens After I Lodge a Report?

Once your report is lodged, you will be issued a unique reference number of up to 20 characters. Please keep a record of this unique number, as it is required if you wish to resume a report, provide additional information or evidence, or monitor the progress of your disclosure.

How Anonymous Is My Report?

You will report the wrongdoing verbally, and the disclosure will be handled exclusively by WBS. Your identity, information, and privacy will be protected.

Please be aware that, depending on the information you provide:

• You can be identified. To reduce this risk, focus on what happened rather than how you personally observed it.
• You may unintentionally disclose your identity through details such as your position, title, role, or your connection with the individuals involved.

• What Are My Obligations?

  Anyone making a disclosure must:

  • Act in good faith; and
  • Have reasonable grounds to believe the information disclosed indicates a wrongdoing.

   

  If a disclosure is not made in good faith, or is found to be vexatious, malicious, deliberately misleading, or frivolous, you may be subject to prosecution under the relevant Whistleblower Protection Authority and Acts and may also face disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal.

  No action will be taken against a person where the report was made in good faith, even if no wrongdoing is ultimately identified.

  Need More Information?

  • Visit the WBS FAQ page

What Happens After a Disclosure Is Lodged?

Once you submit a disclosure to WBS, the information provided will be reviewed to determine whether any additional details are required. When all relevant information has been obtained, St Peters Lutheran College will receive the assessment from WBS, including potential course(s) of action, within one business day.

Only an authorised St Peters Lutheran College nominated representative may investigate the assessment provided by WBS. All disclosures are subject to a thorough investigation, with the objective of locating all relevant evidence to understand the nature of the issue.

Based on the investigation, St Peters Lutheran College will determine whether there is sufficient information to take the matter further or whether the matter should be closed.

Updates on the progress of your disclosure will be available on the whistleblower portal. You may also provide additional updates or information through the portal at any time.

How Is Confidentiality Maintained?

To protect your identity and maintain the confidentiality of your disclosure, you may choose to:

• Remain completely anonymous; or
• Disclose your identity only to WBS. Your identity will not be shared with St Peters Lutheran College without your permission or until required by law; or
• Disclose your identity to both WBS and St Peters Lutheran College at your request.

WBS maintains confidentiality through a combined set of strategies. These strategies can only be compromised by your own actions, including:

• Discussing your proposed or actual disclosure with others
• Allowing others to access your disclosure using your unique access code

• Gathering information from your network (using work items, PC, Laptop, Phone) that specifically or generally relates to your disclosure

• Making inquiries within your network using work systems or devices that relate to your disclosure
• Requiring WBS to communicate with you on a specific disclosure using phone calls, email, or fax, whether using College or personal assets.