Directing or counselling a person to commit a wrongdoing – examples
Knowingly directing or counselling a person to commit a wrongdoing
Directing or counselling a person to commit a wrongdoing is considered wrongdoing as per the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act.
The Act provides that knowingly directing or counselling a person to commit one of the following wrongdoings is considered wrongdoing:
(a) a contravention of any Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, or of any regulations made under any such Act, other than a contravention of section 19 of this Act;
(b) a misuse of public funds or a public asset;
(c) a gross mismanagement in the public sector;
(d) an act or omission that creates a substantial and specific danger to the life, health or safety of persons, or to the environment, other than a danger that is inherent in the performance of the duties or functions of a public servant;
(e) a serious breach of a code of conduct established under section 5 or 6.
Find below an example of concluded investigation that led to a founded case of this kind of wrongdoing.