Shell Australia Whistleblower policy

This Shell Australia Whistleblower policy has been prepared to meet the requirements under the Australian Corporations Act and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s guidelines.

Footnotes

^* Shell Global Policies

Shell’s relevant global policies can be found at:

Shell General Business Principles (PDF, 607 kB)

Code of Conduct (PDF, 6 MB)

Ethics and Compliance Manual (PDF, 968 kB)

^** Australian Whistleblower laws

The Australian Corporations Act (Cw) was amended on 1 July 2019 to create a new Whistleblower regime (see new Part 9.4AAA). See https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/asic-investigations-and-enforcement/whistleblowing/

for more information.

In addition to the Corporations Act(Cw), Whistleblower protections are also provided in the tax whistleblower regime under Part IVD of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Taxation Administration Act). See https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=s1120

for more information.

Shell Australia Whistleblower policy

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Shell Australia strongly encourages its stakeholders to disclose concerns #_62 path, #_62 polygon { fill: currentColor; } #_62 { }

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Who can you make your protected disclosure to? #_64 path, #_64 polygon { fill: currentColor; } #_64 { }

Accessing the Global Helpline #_65 path, #_65 polygon { fill: currentColor; } #_65 { }

Public Interest or Emergency Disclosures #_66 path, #_66 polygon { fill: currentColor; } #_66 { }

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When will you not be protected under the Australian Whistleblower laws**? #_68 path, #_68 polygon { fill: currentColor; } #_68 { }

Who can you contact if you believe you are not being protected as required by Australian Whistleblower laws**? #_69 path, #_69 polygon { fill: currentColor; } #_69 { }

How will Shell Australia investigate your disclosure? #_70 path, #_70 polygon { fill: currentColor; } #_70 { }

Fair treatment of those affected by the investigation #_71 path, #_71 polygon { fill: currentColor; } #_71 { }

Where you can find the policy and ongoing training #_72 path, #_72 polygon { fill: currentColor; } #_72 { }