In a national first, the corporate watchdog will take Queensland's Terracom, and four senior company figures at the time, to court for conduct it alleges harmed a whistleblower.
The corporate watchdog has launched legal action against the operator of a Clermont mine, after allegations it faked coal quality reports.ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in Federal Court against TerraCom Limited and four senior company figures
"We take any indication that companies are engaging in conduct that harms or deters whistleblowers very seriously."
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