Section 3(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Bill provides that a disclosure of information can be made to an employer of the whistleblower; (b) the Inspector General of Police; (c) the “(a) Attorney-General; (d) the Auditor-General; (e) a staff of the Independence Corrupt Practices Commission; (f) a member of the National Assembly; (g) the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; (h) the Human Rights Commission; (i) the print and Electronic Media; (j) the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency; (k) a chief; (l) the head or elder of the family of the whistleblower; (m) a head of a recognized religious body; (n) a Minister; (o) the Office of the President (p) the Federal Inland Revenue Service; or (q) the Public Complaint Commission” this is a long list of the institution to whom a disclosure could be made. Section 6-11 of the Safeguarded Disclosure Bill of 2009 states that disclosure can, in good faith, be made to legal practitioner or counselor; employer; the a member of the National Assembly “a or House of Assembly of a State, the Auditor-General of the federation, a member of the Federation Executive Council or Executive Council of a State, the chairman or member of a local government council or area council, certain persons or relevant organs of government; the Nigeria Police Force; the National Securities Organization; the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; the Auditor-General of the federation; the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission” CONCLUSION This Chapter showed that generally whistleblowing protection legislation in South Africa compares favorably with those of Canada and Australia. It appears far effective than that of Kenya and those that are still in the making in Nigeria. South Africa is said to be the only African country with comprehensive whistleblower protection legislation. The 2014 findings of the DLA Piper research indicates that South Africa’s whistleblowing legislation is one of the most effective in the world, better than that of Germany, France, Hong Kong and Australia. However, this does not mean that the South African whistleblowing legislation is flawless. The whistleblowing legislation in the countries that this Chapter focused on provides important insights to enhance the whistleblowing legislation in South Africa. Those areas from which lessons could be drawn form part of the discussion of the findings of the study in Chapter 4.
Section 3(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Bill provides that a disclosure of information can be made to “(a) an employer of the whistleblower; (b) the Inspector General of Police; (c) the Attorney-General; (d) the Auditor-General; (e) a staff of the Independence Corrupt Practices Commission; (f) a member of the National Assembly; (g) the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; (h) the Human Rights Commission; (i) the print and Electronic Media; (j) the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency; (k) a chief; (l) the head or elder of the family of the whistleblower; (m) a head of a recognized religious body; (n) a Minister; (o) the Office of the President (p) the Federal Inland Revenue Service; or (q) the Public Complaint Commission” this is a long list of the institution to whom a disclosure could be made. Section 6-11 of the Safeguarded Disclosure Bill of 2009 states that disclosure can, in good faith, be made to “a legal practitioner or counselor; employer; the a member of the National Assembly or House of Assembly of a State, the Auditor-General of the federation, a member of the Federation Executive Council or Executive Council of a State, the chairman or member of a local government council or area council, certain persons or relevant organs of government; the Nigeria Police Force; the National Securities Organization; the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission; the Auditor-General of the federation; the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission” CONCLUSION This Chapter showed that generally whistleblowing protection legislation in South Africa compares favorably with those of Canada and Australia. It appears far effective than that of Kenya and those that are still in the making in Nigeria. South Africa is said to be the only African country with comprehensive whistleblower protection legislation. The 2014 findings of the DLA Piper research indicates that South Africa’s whistleblowing legislation is one of the most effective in the world, better than that of Germany, France, Hong Kong and Australia. However, this does not mean that the South African whistleblowing legislation is flawless. The whistleblowing legislation in the countries that this Chapter focused on provides important insights to enhance the whistleblowing legislation in South Africa. Those areas from which lessons could be drawn form part of the discussion of the findings of the study in Chapter 4.
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