1. What is the Regulated Entity?
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The company or organisation about which this disclosure is made is (tick each box which applies):
Marlin Brands Pty Ltd
Marlin Brands Management Services Pty Ltd
Marlin Management Services 2 Pty Ltd t/a Zanui
Décor Corporation Pty Ltd
Pacific Optics Pty Ltd
IsAlbi Pty Ltd
Activminds Pty Ltd t/a Yellow Octopus
Unsure which of the above entities (but I am sure that it is at least one of them)
A regulated entity associated with the Marlin Brands Pty Ltd group of companies, but not one of the above (please identify the entity below)
This disclosure is not about a regulated entity that is associated with the Marlin Brands Pty Ltd group of companies.
2. Am I an eligible whistleblower in relation to the regulated entity?
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I am (tick each box which applies):
A current or former Employee of the entity nominated in section 1
A current or former Officer (usually, director or company secretary) of the entity nominated in section 1
A current or former Contractor (or employee of a contractor) to the entity nominated in section 1
A current or former Associate (acting in concert with) the entity nominated in section 1
A spouse, relative or dependent of a person in one of the above categories, or a dependent of a spouse of that person
I confirm I am in one of the above categories, but I do not wish to say which one
I am not in any of the above categories
3. Confidentiality and follow-up.
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How should the recipient refer to me?
Reminder: A qualifying disclosure can be made anonymously. Even if the qualifying disclosure is not made anonymously, an eligible whistleblower’s identity must in any case not be disclosed by the eligible recipient (unless the eligible whistleblower consents to this).
If the qualifying disclosure is made anonymously or if there is no consent to the identity being disclosed, the capacity to effectively investigate or take any action is reduced in any investigation by the regulated entity of the qualifying disclosure.
Full name
Pseudonym
I want to make an anonymous complaint
Do you consent to the recipient disclosing your identity or any information likely to lead to your identification?
Yes, but only for the purposes of investigating my disclosure
No
Yes
I consent to the recipient contacting me for further information about the disclosure, or to provide feedback (at the discretion of the recipient)
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Please note you are unlikely to be contacted unless you have identified your full name
Yes
No
4. What are the details of the disclosure?
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Type of qualifying disclosure (check all that apply)
Misconduct or an improper state of affairs or circumstances regarding the Company or its related bodies corporate
Misconduct concerning tax affairs of the Company or its related bodies corporate
Conduct which constitutes an offence or contravention of an Act or any Commonwealth law which is punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more
Conduct that represents danger to public safety
Conduct that represents danger to the financial system
Engaging in or threatening to engage in detrimental conduct against a person who has made or is planning to make a disclosure under the Whistleblower policy
Other – please describe
Who is the disclosure about (that is, who is the person or entity responsible for or engaging in the conduct this disclosure is about)?
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This can be about a corporate entity, or an officer or employee of the entity
Why would a reasonable person in my position would also suspect this disclosure involved misconduct or an improper state of affairs because? Reminder: Where the qualifying disclosure is about misconduct or an improper state of affairs, you must have reasonable grounds to suspect that conduct or state of affairs
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Set out reasons why another person in your position also suspect misconduct or an improper state of affairs?
Details of complaint
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Please describe what happened, in a way that identifies why the disclosure is about conduct that means it is a qualifying disclosure
Date/time period incident(s) occurred
Apart from you, did anyone witness the event/s?
Can the other witness/witnesses be contacted?
Please provide the name, position, email and phone number of the witness (if known)
Preferred method of contact for the witness (if known)
Have you or anyone else taken action in relation to the complaint? What action has been taken?
Has anyone else been informed of this complaint?
Can the person/s who have been informed of the complaint be contacted?
Please provide the name, position, email and phone number of the person/s who have been informed of the complaint
Preferred method of contact for the person who has been informed of the complaint (if known):
Is there anything else you wish to add that would assist the Company to make an assessment of the conduct or to otherwise investigate it.
To the best of my knowledge, this disclosure is not about circumstances which are a personal work-related grievance.
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Reminder: A personal work-related grievance is not a qualifying disclosure except in limited circumstances. A description of what is a personal work-related grievance can be found in the policy at this link: https://www.marlinbrands.com.au/whistleblower-policy
Correct, this is not a personal work-related grievance
Not correct - this disclosure is limited to a personal work-related grievance
Unsure