---
title: "Protection-from-detriment checklist for a corporations or public-sector disclosure"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/protection-from-detriment-checklist"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a67-protection-from-detriment-checklist"
area_id: "A67"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A67-SB20261022-6", "A67-SB20261022-11"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Protection-from-detriment checklist for a corporations or public-sector disclosure

> A checklist of the detriment lists in Corporations Act s 1317ADA and Public Interest Disclosure Act s 13, and of the support steps to record. It does not assess a compensation claim.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/protection-from-detriment-checklist  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Whistleblowing & Public Interest Disclosures](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 3 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a disclosure has been received and the organisation is setting the practical steps that keep the discloser, a witness or another person from detriment or a reprisal. A claim for compensation is a separate piece of work.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the issues for a compensation claim for detriment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/prepare-the-issues-for-a-compensation-claim-for-detriment.md)
- [Plan support and risk controls where detriment or a reprisal is alleged](https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/plan-support-and-risk-controls-where-detriment-or-a-reprisal-is-alleged.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may tick the statutory kinds of detriment against a de-identified account of what has happened and list the support steps the lawyer has already chosen.

**AI may:**

- Match each reported event to a paragraph of s 1317ADA or s 13(2), or mark it as outside both lists
- Record whether the person affected is the discloser, a witness or someone else
- List the support steps from the approved policy or the agency procedure, with the person responsible and the review date

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide whether a reprisal or detriment has occurred
- Must not draft a compensation claim, a submission or a letter of demand
- Must not receive the discloser's name

**The lawyer checks:**

- The regime is marked, so the corporations list and the public-sector list are not mixed
- Paragraph (c) is checked against the statute in use: s 1317ADA(c) includes duties; s 13(2)(c) is the employee's position
- Section 13(3) is considered before an administrative step is treated as a reprisal
- Any claim is taken to the compensation task and is not decided on this checklist

## Authorities

- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1317ADA](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca2001172/s1317ada.html)
- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1317AD](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca2001172/s1317ad.html)
- [Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth) s 13, compilation C2026C00225](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2013A00133/latest)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/protection-from-detriment-checklist and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*