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  • Writer's pictureMarcia HOBBS

Whistleblower Protection Laws (PID Act)

The statement made by Kurt Gavan Slaven of false allegations which was initially part of the charges that led to my self being incarcerated during SAPOL torts at AWP revealed facts unseen to me as significant before this time. An odd and irrelevant to me upon initially reading detail stating, “During that time he was involved in making arrests of a significant criminal family and as a result several members of that family served time in prison.” Regarding myself, this statement was a useless inclusion by police I thought. No-one in my family, nor my boyfriends fit this description – ‘several members of that family’ – what family…? I pondered. Reading the claim on the 14th July 2024, on the 15th July 2024, the penny dropped. What family in Mt Gambier (SA 5290) which was involved in organised crime was I aware of during ‘1992 – 2002’. I had only been out of home – away from strict parental care for one year in 2002. I knew very little persons in town, why did this detail have ANY significance when it came to myself. Thinking of the Big Picture, I conclude the last name ‘Moreland’. The offender I reported to SAPOL under AFP overseen investigation into the homicide of Gordon.T.Hamm (2013). I finally knew what sex offender (paedophile) Kurt Gavan Saven was up to and where these false allegations were seeding from. Kurt Gavan Slaven and SAPOL were trying to cover up sex offences with claims of association, not via my parents but based on a frivolous link I had to the Moreland family after buying weed (marijuana) from Mark ‘Freddy’ Moreland’s Mum in 2002. I gave ‘Freddy’ to SAPOL/VICPOL and po0lice forces blackmailed and bribed – deep in their own criminal conduct with organised crime associations then with no basis or facts allow the incarcerated with his lawyer Craig Caldicott to circulate damaging perjury about me. Useless police allowing the discrediting of a whistleblower whose reporting was exposed during the homicide investigation to be target by such activities. Bullshit is as bullshit does. My dad friends with the Gypsy Jokers president ‘Tojo’ during 1992 – 2002 (and beyond these years until Tojo died), ‘Boof’ Howell running the sex industry of Mt Gambier, SA used by SAPOL police for over two decades. I had over heard much conversation as a teenager as well as during the short period of time I purchased weed off of Moreland’s mum after Kurt Gavan Slaven committed a sex offence and a second attempt at rape was made in 2001. In cell four of Pearl Unit North at AWP, I literally was stilled by the WTF or the realities unfolding. How dumb can people get I thought to myself as I wrote this. No evidence, no one was looking for evidence, just excuses for sex offenders. From Mark ‘Freddy’ Moreland mouth came the admission his then girlfriend (2002), a hard drugs (methamphetamine, etc) user was a prostitute to ‘Boof’ Howell. I recall distinctly ‘Freddy’ walking through his younger brother’s bedroom claiming Kurt Gavan Slaven used and abused his ‘missus’ (girlfriend) as a sex worker. The charges I faced stemming from false allegations by Kurt Gavan Slaven caused much embarrassment and serious thoughts of suicide. The charge having ‘no case to answer’ and in turn were not pursued by SAPOL during the 7th until the 16th of July when I was released from remand at AWP after sentencing. The facts of charge sheet giving revelations to the malicious agenda which had been playing out for over a decade in a character assassination of myself. Judgement and perception have NO value here. The facts that the AFP played into these allegations with SAPOL as opposed to the factual revelations made during the homicide investigation coincide with STARForce input in the cover up that they performed to save face and flounder to acknowledge the criminal negligence surrounding the death of Gordon .T. Hamm due to SAPOL Human Resources involvement. Obvious as day to anyone seeking the truth and giving clear exposure to the significant amount of police using the sex trade of these times. As many sex workers opened up to me and said since 2019 when ‘UGLY HEROS – The Price of Unlawful Enforcement’ was broadly public, over half prostitutes’ clients are cops. The fact that for over ten years police including the AFP can be irrefutably called out for pursuing association (which is not true regarding myself), I was a customer of Moreland not a prostitute, as a focus and not the sex crimes I reported and that stemmed from my reports and complaints is a question for those in power too explain. As for the absence of the presumption of innocence in regard to extensive malicious and baseless allegations from uncreditable persons made against myself – that’s a questioning which bears burden and blame on all walks of life involved in this diabolical games of character assassinating a little girl – me; the integral political prisoner, entrepreneur, whistleblower.

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION

This concerns protecting people who act in the public interest when disclosing serious wrongdoing to the authorities. This wrongdoing usually relates to environmental and health issues or information relating to corruption, misconduct and maladministration in public administration. Laws protecting whistleblowers exist at both State and Commonwealth levels.

Specifically my own, my public disclosures and my immunity when it comes to doing so; Public interest information may be disclosed in certain circumstances to a journalist or a member of Parliament (other than a Minister of the Crown). Where a person has previously made an appropriate disclosure to a relevant authority, and has not within the specified time frame received notification that their disclosure has been assessed, they may then disclose that information to a journalist or MP.

The objects of the PID Act are— (a) to encourage and facilitate the disclosure, in the public interest, of information about substantial risks to public health or safety, or to the environment, and about corruption, misconduct and maladministration in public administration— (i) (ii) by ensuring that proper procedures are in place for the making of such disclosures and for dealing with such disclosures; and by providing appropriate protections for those who make such disclosures; and (b) to ensure that there is appropriate oversight of public interest disclosures about corruption, misconduct and maladministration in public administration.

Subject to institutional torts - harrassment acknowledged by Magistrate Teresa Anderson in 2018 at the Mount Gambier Magistrates Courts and reprisal regarding report criminal negligence in the Disability sector it should be know and noted as 'on my mind' that a person who causes detriment to another on the ground, or substantially on the ground, that the other person or a third person has made or intends to make an appropriate disclosure of public interest information commits an act of victimisation. (2) An act of victimisation under this Act may be dealt with— (a) as a tort; or (b) as if it were an act of victimisation under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, but, if the victim commences proceedings in a court seeking a remedy in tort, the victim cannot subsequently lodge a complaint under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 and, conversely, if the victim lodges a complaint under that Act, the victim cannot subsequently commence proceedings in a court seeking a remedy in tort. (3) If a complaint alleging an act of victimisation under this Act has been lodged with the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity and the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity is of the opinion that the subject matter of the complaint has already been adequately dealt with by a competent authority, the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity may decline to act on the complaint or to proceed further with action on the complaint. (4) In proceedings against a person seeking a remedy in tort for an act of victimisation committed by an employee or agent of the person, it is a defence to prove that the person exercised all reasonable diligence to ensure that the employee or agent would not commit an act of victimisation. (5) A person who personally commits an act of victimisation under this Act is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: $20 000 or imprisonment for 2 years. (6) Proceedings for an offence against subsection (5) may only be commenced by a police officer or a person approved by either the Commissioner of Police or the Director of Public Prosecutions. (7) In this section— detriment includes— (a) loss or damage (including damage to reputation); or (b) injury or harm (including psychological harm); or (c) intimidation or harassment; or (d) discrimination, disadvantage or adverse treatment in relation to a person's employment; or (e) threats of reprisal. (8) For the purposes of this section, a threat of reprisal may be— (a) express or implied; or (b) conditional or unconditional, and in any proceedings dealing with an act of victimisation (including proceedings for an offence against subsection (5)) it is not necessary to prove that the person threatened actually feared that the threat would be carried out.

5—Immunity for appropriate disclosure of public interest information

(5) A disclosure of public interest information is made to a relevant authority if it is made to— (a) where the information relates to a public officer— (i) a person who is, in accordance with any guidelines prepared under section 14, designated as a person who is taken to be responsible for the management or supervision of the public officer or to the relevant responsible officer; or (ii) a person who is, in fact, responsible for the management or supervision of the public officer or to the relevant responsible officer; or (b) where the information relates to a public sector agency or public sector employee— (i) (ii) (c) the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment; or the responsible officer for the relevant public sector agency; or where the information relates to an agency to which the Ombudsman Act 1972 applies—the Ombudsman; or (e) where the information relates to a risk to the environment—the Environment Protection Authority; or (f) where the information relates to a risk to the environment—the Environment Protection Authority; or where the information relates to an irregular and unauthorised use of public money or substantial mismanagement of public resources—the Auditor-General; or where the information relates to a risk to the environment—the Environment Protection Authority; or (g) where the information relates to the commission, or suspected commission, of any offence—a member of the police force; or (h) where the information relates to a judicial officer—the Judicial Conduct Commissioner; or (j) where the information relates to a person or a matter of a prescribed class—an authority declared by the regulations to be a relevant authority in relation to such information; or (k) a Minister of the Crown; or (l) OPI; or (m) any other prescribed person or person of a prescribed class.


The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) also protects officers and employees of a company who disclose information of illegal practices, fraud or misappropriation of funds to company auditors. It is an offence under the Act for a person to be penalized (victimised) for such disclosures.

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth) protects public officials (wider then public servants, includes defence force and others) who make prescribed disclosures. The disclosure ust be made to an authorised officer or to the person's supervisor. The person disclosing the information is protected from civil and criminal liability as well as disciplinary action.

Public interest information affects the wellbeing of the community. The Act applies differently to the following two types of public interest information: 1. Environmental and health information – where there is a substantial risk to the environment or to public health and safety. 2. Public administration information – where there is potential corruption, misconduct or maladministration in public administration. Protections are provided for public officers who make an appropriate disclosure of public administration information and for all persons who make an appropriate disclosure of environmental and health information.

Preventing or hindering disclosure A person must not— (a) prevent another person from making an appropriate disclosure of public interest information under this Act; or (b) hinder or obstruct another person in making such a disclosure.

The PID Act is Non-derogation This Act is in addition to, and does not derogate from, any privilege, protection or immunity existing apart from this Act under which information may be disclosed without civil or criminal liability.


5—Immunity for appropriate disclosure of public interest information

(1) If— (a) a person makes an appropriate disclosure of environmental and health information; or b) a public officer makes an appropriate disclosure of public administration information, the person is not subject to any liability as a result of that disclosure. (2) This section has effect despite any duty of secrecy or confidentiality or any other restriction on disclosure (whether or not imposed by an Act) applicable to the person. (3) A person makes an appropriate disclosure of environmental and health information for the purposes of this Act if the disclosure is made to a relevant authority and the person— (a) believes on reasonable grounds that the information is true; or (b) is not in a position to form a belief on reasonable grounds about the truth of the information but believes on reasonable grounds that the information may be true and is of sufficient significance to justify its disclosure so that its truth may be investigated. (4) A public officer makes an appropriate disclosure of public administration information for the purposes of this Act if the disclosure is made to a relevant authority and the public officer reasonably suspects that the information raises a potential issue of corruption, misconduct or maladministration in public administration. (5) A disclosure of public interest information is made to a relevant authority if it is made to— (a) where the information relates to a public officer— (i) a person who is, in accordance with any guidelines prepared under section 14, designated as a person who is taken to be responsible for the management or supervision of the public officer or to the relevant responsible officer; or (ii) a person who is, in fact, responsible for the management or supervision of the public officer or to the relevant responsible officer; or (b) where the information relates to a public sector agency or public sector employee— (i) (ii) (c) the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment; or the responsible officer for the relevant public sector agency; or where the information relates to an agency to which the Ombudsman Act 1972 applies—the Ombudsman; or (d) where the information relates to a location within the area of a particular council established under the Local Government Act 1999—a member, officer or employee of that council; or (e) where the information relates to a risk to the environment—the Environment Protection Authority; or (f) where the information relates to a risk to the environment—the Environment Protection Authority; or where the information relates to an irregular and unauthorised use of public money or substantial mismanagement of public resources—the Auditor-General; or (g) where the information relates to the commission, or suspected commission, of any offence—a member of the police force; or (h) where the information relates to a judicial officer—the Judicial Conduct Commissioner; or (i) (j) where the information relates to a member of Parliament—the Presiding Officer of the House of Parliament to which the member belongs; or where the information relates to a person or a matter of a prescribed class—an authority declared by the regulations to be a relevant authority in relation to such information; or (k) a Minister of the Crown; or (l) OPI; or (m) any other prescribed person or person of a prescribed class.

The truth about Truro, Sth AUS was I wasn't a safe as it seemed. My friends unsure if the old man was being seedy - myself propositioned by patrons that he was looking for a new wife while another ex SAPOL cop's friend joked about a wedding Max encouraged as conversation, I don’t know the truth behind the motivation to invite myself to lease a room. What I do know is. It went from myself opening the pub with keys and being told Max was pissing out blood, to a turn when I started to settle in and trust the situation. Myself working 38 hours over the fortnight of residence, it seems the publican decided he'd lie to his family for God knows what reason or motivation. His ex-wife saying he had bitched and moaned about the last young lass he invited to rent a room also. The last girl seemingly liked by Max to me, by the time the month of May had passed, I knew not what to believe coming from these people’s mouths of this small town housing paedophiles and victims alike in the area. Paedophilia associated with Don Dunstone as I publicly disclosed SA Labors disgrace. Some in the pub spoke of SA Government funding thar fuelled the area for decades. These actions were due to SAPOL criminal negligence - That I was sure of. SAPOL failing to charge Kurt Slaven in a timely manner not only causing reckless endangerment and an extraordinary emergency but also always exposing demographics involved in the sex industry and paedophilia. The verbal lease agreement dissolved overnight as did any of the respect I had for the turning 85year-old living co-dependently off his ex wife of two decades money and needed to hide that he's struggling to survive from everyone. A work for rent arrangement which seen me work for more than I had to pay in rent, staff and locals referring to the place as old, run down and musty. Quickly the agreement turned into myself being accused of not paying my way, despite cash payments of at least dollars fifty per week over the bar, working the bar, cleaning the house, washing and waitressing. A point made about OnlyFans, which Max (Wilson) had been present in half a dozen conversations about and was under no illusion about the site and how I had used the website. It had only been two weeks and I worked both those weeks witnessed by locals and tourists alike. The defamation and the false allegations came maliciously from Max’s daughter feeling very comfortable trying to make a person homeless despite a verbal tenancy trying to use family as an excuse, which is not a legal reason to terminate a lease. I chose not to argue despite just committing to two major investment projects with my brand Barbwire Noose decisions made based on Max promise of tenancy. The defamation sure to spread the small town before the truth, I lay stunted over night at the prospect of another name to the defamation list of legal suits. I had just seen Mad Max Furiosa movie at Salisbury Cinema with a guy I met working as bar waitress at the Truro Pub. Max daughter stating I should move in with this bloke I met 3 days ago. An obnoxious comment to be made from a bullshit family saga which was not my problem as she put to me. He fathers health wasnt my problem yet I had spent time looking after him when they family weren't worried about his death bed and gaining from ill health. The whole picture looked like a mess to me. The only solution to these not fans of OnlyFans turned UGLY defamatory gossips was most likely a legal cease and desist demanding they stop discussing financial matters they have no founded knowledge of - mine. If you can't tell or see the truth, best not take defamation to the point where it is perjury. Leave me out of your financial gains, like you should stay out of mine I thought to myself as this shit went down. I had cooked my Nanna’s traditional curry on this day, asked to cook this curry by Max, the ingredients I was sourcing after returning from a trip to Mount Gambier, Sth AUS where I should have stayed I believe. Max was that keen on curry being cooked, he bought the ingredients and asked me to cook it the morning I was asked to vacate. Max hadto have encouraged this behaviour from the background, desperate for money seeking a million dollars for his pub plus stock which no one believed the pub was worth. He had a desperate greed motivation and was friends with 2 ex cops who regularly visited the pub, one SAPOL and one VICPOL. I felt sorry for him more than the resentment he deserved. "He'll die there" they would say, ill in health I positively supported his dream of a million dollars. The truth, he struggled to tie his shoe laces and life would probably see him die in coming times. Knowing what I knew, I politely cooked the curry, despite a day of lies and disrespect. The damages to my reputation guided by how much costs are incurred against my business and self as mid 2024 played out. This event occurred in my second week of my studies, studies effected by the move. I hoped for generosities sake the damages were short lived from this intentionally malicious decision which could have incurred two weeks at least to allow me to make other arrangements yet did not. No one can save a liar from there lies but them and after being told I hadn't paid my way when I had offered money, worked my RSA and waited food as well as looked after the pub when the publican got a urine infection which left me in charge of the pub all day. Myself emotionally distressed by the decision, feeling also used and rightfully so. This sudden change of heart was rather unexpected, unwelcomed, and unwarranted (as well as illegal). Much of ANYTHING BUT ORDINARY Judgement and perception have NO value here book 6 was drafted over my period of incarceration at the AWP. Subject to many persons with long histories of incarceration and heavy drug use, I did not really fit in so to speak in this environment, yet with a openmind listened to everyone (as best as possible) as an equal while I kept to myself. Adapting my own routine of TV favourites with daily life incarcerated, and clearly spending a lot of my time engrossed in literature and writing. Despite some gossip from the AWP school yard that I heard about myself, witnessed by the AWP employees (screws) was my excessive coffee consumption, regular time in cell over lunch, love of my pen and regular request for envelopes. Indulging arts in some of this time and posting an outstanding amount of out-going mail to productively pursue litigation for personal injury, defamation, and my release.

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