The Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as the Law) establishes the protection mechanism for persons who have submitted information about a violation in an institution with which they are connected or were connected by service or employment relations or contractual relations. The law also establishes the rights and obligations of persons who report violations in institutions, the bases and forms of their legal protection, as well as the means of protection, promotion and assistance of these persons, in order to create adequate opportunities to report violations of the law that threaten or violate the public interest, to ensure prevention and disclosure of such violations.
Information about a violation can be submitted to the Lithuanian Maritime Museum by a person who is or was linked to the Lithuanian Maritime Museum by employment or contractual relations (consulting, contract, internship, practice, volunteering, etc.) and who provides information about the violation to the Lithuanian Maritime Museum.
Violation – a criminal act, administrative misconduct, official misconduct or violation of work duties, as well as gross violation of mandatory norms of professional ethics or other violation of the law posing a threat to the public interest or violating it, about which the person providing information learns about the violation from the service, work or contractual relations he has or should have with the Lithuanian Maritime Museum.
According to the Law, information about violations is provided for:
- danger to public safety or health, personal life or health;
- environmental hazards;
- obstructing or unlawfully influencing investigations conducted by law enforcement authorities or courts in the administration of justice;
- financing of illegal activities;
- illegal or non-transparent use of public funds or assets;
- illegally acquired property;
- concealing the consequences of the committed violation, preventing the determination of the extent of the consequences;
- other violations.
It should be noted that information on violations is provided to protect the public interest. Providing information for the purpose of defending exclusively personal interests is not considered a notification.