Careful with whistleblowing

Responding to a question in the House yesterday, he stated, “ One can’t encourage people to give evidence of impropriety and not deal with it in a fair and even handed fashion.” At the same time, he said not all information provided by whistleblowers should be treated as fact, until proper investigations are done.

The AG said while some provide information under lawful circumstances, others may do so in breach of their terms of contract or oath of office.

This may be tantamount to a breach of statutory declaration for which the penalty is similar to perjury.