Public Interest Whistleblower Protection Act Article 18
If an unlawful act is discovered as a result of a whistleblower's report, a reward shall be granted. However, this does not apply to government agencies (institutions) and their personnel, spouses, or relatives within third degree of kinship who become aware of the unlawful act in the course of exercising public authority.The government agency (or institution), legal person, group, or employer where the whistleblower is employed shall not claim a deduction from the reward received by the whistleblower in accordance with the law.The standards and other matters related to the disbursement of rewards referred to in Paragraph 1 shall be determined by the competent authority in collaboration with the relevant competent authority of a particular enterprise. However, the reward shall not be less than 10% of the total sum of fines, penalties, confiscated assets or property interests, levied payments, or property compensation imposed on the violator as a result of the whistleblower's report.
中文原文 公益揭弊者保護法第18條
因揭弊者之揭弊而查獲不法事實者,應給與獎金。
但因行使公權力而得知不法事實之政府機關(構)及其所屬人員、配偶或三親等以內之親屬,不在此限。
揭弊者任職之政府機關(構)、法人、團體或雇主對於揭弊者依法令所得領取之檢舉獎金,不得主張扣抵。
第一項獎金發給之標準及其他相關事項,由主管機關會同各目的事業主管機關定之。
但其數額不得低於違反法令者因揭弊所受罰鍰、罰金、沒收之財物或財產上利益、追徵價額、財產抵償之總額百分之十。
但因行使公權力而得知不法事實之政府機關(構)及其所屬人員、配偶或三親等以內之親屬,不在此限。
揭弊者任職之政府機關(構)、法人、團體或雇主對於揭弊者依法令所得領取之檢舉獎金,不得主張扣抵。
第一項獎金發給之標準及其他相關事項,由主管機關會同各目的事業主管機關定之。
但其數額不得低於違反法令者因揭弊所受罰鍰、罰金、沒收之財物或財產上利益、追徵價額、財產抵償之總額百分之十。