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Guardian Funds is committed to the highest standards of conduct and ethical behaviour. This policy explains how a person can raise a concern about misconduct or an improper state of affairs, and how those disclosures are handled and protected.
Who is covered. This policy applies to current and former officers, employees, contractors, suppliers and their employees, associates, and relatives or dependants of those people.
What can be reported. Concerns may include dishonest, fraudulent or corrupt conduct, illegal activity, a breach of financial services laws, a danger to the public or the financial system, or conduct that represents a danger to a person.
How to make a disclosure. Disclosures can be made to a director or an eligible recipient nominated by Guardian Funds, or to an external party permitted under the Corporations Act, including ASIC, APRA or a legal practitioner.
Protection. Eligible disclosures are treated confidentially. Guardian Funds will not tolerate any detrimental conduct, including dismissal, demotion, harassment or discrimination, against a person because they have made or are believed to have made a disclosure.
