Recent resources

The publications described will help agencies to increase their corruption resistance. They are all available on-line. We have other publications on a wider range of topics and containing more detail. They are available elsewhere on the ICAC web site.

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Corruption risks in NSW development approval processess (2007)

A position paper containing a number of recommendations intended to reduce corruption risks in development approval processes has been published by the Commission.  

During the year the Commission collated and reviewed submissions on its discussion paper Corruption Risks in NSW development approval processes, issued in December 1995.  The Commission has considered whether there are identified corruption risks associated with the various aspects of the planning system. These include the roles of councillors in developing planning instruments and determining development applications, the possibility of ‘regulatory capture’ of council officers, and the possibility that the engagement of consultants may raise issues of conflict of interest. 

Other areas of corruption risk which attracted significant comment and to which the Commission has paid particular attention in the final position paper are departures from development standards, and political donations.

Managing the risk of corruption: A training kit for the NSW public health sector (2007)

The ICAC and the Department of Health have produced a corruption prevention training resource for health services in NSW.  

Managing the risk of corruption: A training kit for the NSW public health sector is designed to help health services deliver corruption prevention training to managers and other senior staff. It consists of three modules:

1. Recognising corruption
2. Identifying and managing conflicts of interest
3. Preventing corruption.  

Included in the training kit are model training plans, slides, facilitator’s notes, activities, and handouts. The kit also includes a large number of case studies and examples that are drawn from the health sector. This material can be adapted for use by health services to deliver their own training.