Whistleblower policy

Summary of Easy Street’s Whistleblower policy

PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY

Easy Street is committed to fostering a culture of honest and ethical behaviour within a safe, supportive, and confidential environment. Our Whistleblower Policy establishes the minimum requirements for:

• encouraging, supporting, and promoting the appropriate raising of misconduct;
• ensuring Easy Street has independent, confidential, and objective reporting and investigation mechanisms so that people, acting honestly, ethically and with genuine concern are able to raise concerns of misconduct without fear of reprisal;
• ensuring protections and protocols are in place to support people who raise concerns of misconduct;
• implementing a robust and trusted framework for escalating and addressing claims of misconduct;
• helping to deter wrongdoing generally.

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Types of conduct that can be reported

Easy Street encourages the reporting of suspected or actual improper conduct. Under our policy, this could include:

• fraud;
• negligence;
• default;
• breach of trust;
• breach of duty;
• any conduct that:
• is dishonest or unethical;
• may cause harm; or
• is prohibited by Easy Street’s standards or code(s) of conduct;
• misconduct or an improper state of affairs or circumstances as provided for in the Taxation Administration Act.

Information on eligible whistleblowers can be found in our Whistleblowers policy. Easy Street encourages whistleblowers to make disclosures to the Whistleblower Investigation Officer in the first instance. This approach intends to build confidence and trust in Easy Street’s whistleblower policy, processes and procedures. The methods for disclosure are: