Partner Content Vic agencies put corruption prevention and integrity under the spotlight by The Mandarin | 0 comments Local and international experts leading the fight against corruption in government will converge in Melbourne in October for a major cross agency event aimed squarely at the Victorian public sector.
Don’t assume integrity is innate, Fran Thorn reminds public servants by David Donaldson | 0 comments Public servants must be alert to the possibility their colleagues could be corrupt, says former departmental secretary Fran Thorn. It's up to leaders to have a clear articulation of what integrity is and be explicit about expecting it is part of the culture.
Legal scholars: federal anti-corruption watchdog would need a short leash by Stephen Easton | 1 comment Most experts agree a new 'federal ICAC' would need the power to expose corruption publicly. Two legal scholars have surveyed the integrity landscape to foster discussion about what such a watchdog should look like, and suggest there are gaps it could fill at Commonwealth level.
No room for complacency in building a corruption resistant public sector by Stephen O'Bryan | 0 comments We are all victims when public confidence diminishes in a public institution because integrity was lacking. IBAC commissioner Stephen O’Bryan writes on Victoria's integrity changes and how it'll encourage speaking up.
IBAC rejects private hearing request: ‘a deterrent to others’ by David Donaldson | 0 comments ULTRANET INQUIRY: Public anti-corruption hearings have an important deterrent effect, IBAC's commissioner argued in rejecting an application by ex-executive Darrell Fraser to be examined in private.
IBAC’s good year for stopping bad public officials by David Donaldson | 0 comments Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission has enjoyed a “significant” second year, with the state’s first public hearings into alleged serious corruption, the anti-corruption Commissioner Stephen O’Bryan QC says. Releasing IBAC’s annual report on Monday, O’Bryan argued the past year’s activities had helped raise awareness of corruption and its impacts. “In our second year of full operations, we [...]
