Czech RepublicWhistleblower Protection Act (Act No. 171/2023), Section 19, Recording of Oral Reports
Zákon č. 171/2023 Sb. o ochraně oznamovatelů, § 19
In force since .
An interception and recording consent rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Consent, Governance
As of .
What it requires
- If you run an internal reporting system, make an audio recording of an oral report only with the whistleblower's consent; otherwise capture the report in a record that faithfully captures its substance.NIST Privacy FrameworkCT.PO-P1
- Let the whistleblower comment on the record, or on the transcript of the audio recording if one was made, and attach the comment to it.NIST Privacy FrameworkCT.PO-P3
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of . Also read by: Ministerstvo spravedlnosti (Ministry of Justice) (guidance, recorded ).
In the frameworks
- NIST Privacy Framework
- CT.PO-P1Policies, processes, and procedures for authorizing data processing (e.g., organizational decisions, individual consent), revoking authorizations, and maintaining authorizations are established and in place.
- CT.PO-P3Policies, processes, and procedures for enabling individuals’ data processing preferences and requests are established and in place.
Our reading of where this law's duties sit in each framework, and in the NIST Privacy Framework, line by line beside each duty above. It never says that running a control meets the law. How we read a framework against the law
Who enforces it
Settledness
- As of
- Guidance link
- https://oznamovatel.justice.cz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Prirucka-pro-prislusne-osoby-podle-zakona-c.-171_2023-Sb.-o-ochrane-oznamovatelu_10.-2.-2025_fin.pdf
- Guidance body
- Ministerstvo spravedlnosti (Ministry of Justice)
What this law does
Section 19 requires an oral report to be captured either in an audio recording or in a record that faithfully captures the substance of the oral report. An audio recording of an oral report may be made only with the consent of the whistleblower. The competent person or the authorized employee must let the whistleblower comment on the record or on the transcript of the audio recording, and the comment is attached to it.
Under Section 8(1)(b), an employer with at least 50 employees on 1 January of the calendar year must set up an internal reporting system unless it is an obliged person under the act on certain measures against money laundering and terrorist financing.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app records calls or processes voice recordings.