The ORIX Australia and New Zealand Whistleblower Hotline

The ORIX Australia and New Zealand Whistleblower Hotline is an independent service that you can use to report reasonably suspected misconduct or an improper state of affairs with respect to ORIX. Examples of the types of conduct include:

• breaches of laws or regulations;
• unlawful, corrupt or irregular activities or practices or use of ORIX funds or property;
• illegal activities (including theft, drug sales/use, violence or threatened violence and criminal conduct);
• breaches of ORIX policies and procedures (including the Global Code of Conduct and Ethics and the local Supplier Code of Conduct);
• conduct that causes a substantial risk to public health, public safety or the environment;
• dishonest or unethical behavior;
• financial fraud or mismanagement;
• other conduct likely to damage ORIX’s financial position or reputation;
• conduct that endangers the public or financial system;
• behavior that is oppressive, discriminatory or grossly negligent;
• conduct or proposed conduct suspected to be in breach of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, Corporations Act 2001 or the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 or their NZ equivalents; or
• concealing misconduct or an improper state of affairs.

You can also raise any concerns directly with ORIX using the ORIX Complaints and Compliments Form which is also available from the ORIX website (Australia or New Zealand).

The service includes:

• Dedicated hotline number, website, mail and email address for employees, contractors and other stakeholders to report suspected incidents of improper conduct.
• Expert forensic investigators taking the calls and analysing disclosures.
• Timely reporting of incidents to dedicated representatives within ORIX.

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