Our Commitment
Canvas Digital Pty Ltd (Canvas Digital) is committed to fostering a culture of transparency, ethical conduct, and accountability. We encourage anyone who has reasonable grounds to suspect misconduct or an improper state of affairs in relation to Canvas Digital to come forward.
Canvas Digital has adopted a Whistleblower Policy in accordance with Part 9.4AAA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and ASIC Regulatory Guide 270. This page provides a summary of the protections and processes available to whistleblowers.
Who Can Make a Disclosure?
You may make a protected disclosure if you are, or have been, any of the following in relation to Canvas Digital. You do not need to identify yourself to be protected. Anonymous disclosures are protected under the Corporations Act.
- An officer or employee, including directors, permanent, part-time, fixed-term, and temporary staff
- A supplier of goods or services, or an employee of a supplier, including contractors, consultants, and business partners
- An associate of Canvas Digital
- A relative, dependant, or spouse of any of the above
What Can Be Reported?
A disclosure qualifies for protection if you have reasonable grounds to suspect that the information concerns the matters below. You do not need to prove your concerns. Having reasonable grounds to suspect is sufficient.
Personal work-related grievances, such as interpersonal conflicts or decisions about your own employment, are generally not covered unless they also involve misconduct, a breach of law, or danger to the public.
- Misconduct or an improper state of affairs or circumstances in relation to Canvas Digital
- A breach of the Corporations Act, ASIC Act, or other applicable financial services legislation
- An offence against any Commonwealth law punishable by 12 months or more imprisonment
- Conduct that represents a danger to the public or the financial system
- Tax-related misconduct
How to Make a Disclosure
Disclosures may be made in person, by telephone, by email to whistleblower@canvas.co, or in writing marked Private and Confidential to the attention of the Whistleblower Protection Officer at Canvas Digital's registered office.
You may make a disclosure anonymously and may use a pseudonym.
Within Canvas Digital
- Whistleblower Protection Officer: Monique Batterham - whistleblower@canvas.co
- Any director or company secretary of Canvas Digital
- Any senior manager of Canvas Digital
- Canvas Digital's internal or external auditor
External bodies
- ASIC: Australian Securities and Investments Commission (www.asic.gov.au)
- APRA: Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (www.apra.gov.au)
- ATO: Australian Taxation Office, for tax-related matters (www.ato.gov.au)
- A legal practitioner, for the purpose of obtaining advice about whistleblower protections
Your Protections
If you make a qualifying disclosure, you are entitled to the following protections under the Corporations Act.
Identity protection
It is a criminal offence for anyone to disclose your identity, or information likely to identify you, without your consent, except in limited circumstances permitted by law, such as disclosure to ASIC, APRA, or the Australian Federal Police. Canvas Digital will take all reasonable steps to protect your identity throughout and after any investigation.
Protection from detrimental conduct
It is unlawful for anyone to cause or threaten detriment to you because you have made, or are suspected of having made, a disclosure. Detrimental conduct includes dismissal, harassment, intimidation, discrimination, damage to your reputation or property, and any other disadvantageous treatment.
Compensation and remedies
If you suffer loss, damage, or injury as a result of making a disclosure, you may seek compensation and other remedies through the courts, including reinstatement, injunctions, and apologies. You are also protected from adverse costs orders.
Protection from liability
You are protected from civil, criminal, and administrative liability in relation to making a qualifying disclosure. However, this does not grant immunity for any misconduct you may have engaged in that is revealed by the disclosure.
How We Handle Disclosures
When Canvas Digital receives a disclosure, we will:
- Acknowledge receipt as soon as practicable
- Assess whether the disclosure qualifies for protection
- Appoint an appropriately qualified and independent investigator
- Conduct a fair, objective, timely, and confidential investigation
- Keep you informed of the progress and outcome, where practicable and permitted by law
- Take steps to protect you from detriment throughout the process
Fair Treatment
Canvas Digital is also committed to ensuring the fair treatment of individuals who are the subject of a disclosure. Those individuals will be informed of the substance of the allegations, subject to confidentiality obligations, given a reasonable opportunity to respond, and afforded natural justice throughout any investigation.
Further Information
For more information about whistleblower protections, you may contact Canvas Digital's Whistleblower Protection Officer, ASIC, or a legal practitioner of your choice.
A copy of Canvas Digital's full Whistleblower Policy is available on request by emailing whistleblower@canvas.co.
- Whistleblower Protection Officer: whistleblower@canvas.co
- ASIC: www.asic.gov.au or 1300 300 630
This disclosure is published in accordance with ASIC Regulatory Guide 270: Whistleblower Policies and Part 9.4AAA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).