The Agency Against Corruption (AAC) held a roundtable meeting for the proper implementation of the resolution made by the Judicial Reform Meeting of the Office of the President in 2017. Counselor Chen Jui-Jen of the Ministry of Justice acted as the convener and called for a number of scholars for 5 group meetings from December 2017 to May 2018. The experience and legislation of other countries in the protection and expectation of the informants were taken into account for discussion basing on which the participants in the meeting mapped out a draft version of the Whistleblower Protection Act covering both the public sector and the private sector.

     AAC held a seminar on the study of the “Whistleblower Protection Act (Draft)”on May 28, 2018 for attracting diversified ideas from different walks of social lives by inviting representatives from industrial and commercial groups, labor organizations, and professional service firms to the event with the expectation of keeping a proper balance between labor-management mentality and the professionals.

     The framework of the draft covers: (1) The informants and the content of report in the public sector and private sectors were clearly defined; (2) The channels for reporting sensitive information and events were explicitly stated; (3) Emphasis on the protection of the right of the informants in employment and compensation for possible damage, including persons cooperating in the investigation and standing witness, and those who refused to be involved in corruption and unethical practices; (4) Explicitly stated that the scope of unfavorable human resources policy and the inclusion of the exposure of the identity of the informants and related bullying acts at workplace; (5) The inversion of the responsibility of proof; (6) Exclusion of the liability of disclosure; (7) Introduction of the “friend of court” system thereby legal opinions on the reporting of corruption and unethical practices by social charity groups could be served as reference for the court.