About us

Ms Ridout is the first woman to be appointed to the role of Australia's Consul-General in New York. A former Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group, Ms Ridout brings four decades of experience to the role. She was most recently Director of Sims Ltd and Director of Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Limited.

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Ctlh) promotes integrity and accountability in the Commonwealth public sector by encouraging the disclosure of information about suspected wrongdoing, protecting people who make disclosures from adverse consequences relating to the making of a disclosure, and requiring agencies to take action to ensure that disclosures are properly investigated and dealt with.

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