Corruption Matters - June 2016 - Issue 47

Community perceptions of the ICAC

Travis Tygart headshot

By the Hon Megan Latham, Commissioner

We can all benefit from constructive feedback. It can help us know if we are fulfilling our functions to our best ability, whether we are providing the services and assistance our community expects, and how well we are hitting our marks or where we need to improve.
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Clean sport: the quest for a level playing field

Travis Tygart headshot

Travis Tygart is the CEO of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). In 2012, his name became inextricably linked to Lance Armstrong’s when the seven-time Tour de France winner was stripped of his titles and given a lifetime ban from cycling due to doping charges. Mr Tygart is a guest speaker at the National Investigations Symposium in Sydney, 9–11 November, where he will talk about USADA’s efforts to preserve the integrity of competition and protect clean athletes.
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Integrity in outsourced facilities maintenance

Calculator and invoices

Each year, the NSW government spends billions of dollars on facilities maintenance (FM). The outsourcing trend that has characterised government process since the 1990s has meant that spending on contractor services is of considerable financial value. In the past decade, 25% of the ICAC’s investigations have involved corruption in FM contracts totalling $62.6 million. Given the importance of contracting arrangements, how then do agencies ensure that integrity is maintained for the outsourced delivery of FM services?
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What do people think about corruption?

community reflection

The ICAC recently surveyed 501 members of the public in NSW to ask about their perceptions of corruption and the Commission itself. While the survey results are generally similar to those obtained in 2012, significantly more respondents could name the ICAC as NSW’s anti-corruption body and significantly more indicated that they were very willing to report serious corrupt conduct to it.
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30 scholarships available for popular ICAC course

Change Management: don't forget the hard factors

Interest in the ICAC’s executive short course has never been greater. In October 2015, 35 participants secured a spot in “Strategic responses to corruption”, a four-day course run jointly by the ICAC and the Australia and New Zealand School of Government. Due to the strong response, the course will run twice in the next financial year and there are three times as many scholarships on offer!
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We want to hear from you!

community reflection

Corruption Matters is the ICAC’s biannual newsletter. We introduced this e-format in June 2014 and want to be sure it is providing you with the information you need. The survey contains six questions and will take 5-10 minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous but statistics or de-identified quotations may be used in ICAC publications.
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Focus on reprisals: conflict, risk assessment and support

Focus on reprisals

Last year, the NSW Ombudsman’s office conducted an audit of the handling of allegations of detrimental action across the NSW public sector. We wrote to the CEOs of all major public authorities and received 225 responses. Of these, only 16 public authorities said that they had received allegations of detrimental action in reprisal for making a public interest disclosure (PID). These numbers are much lower than we had anticipated. Below are observations from the audit.
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In other news

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One of the goals of the ICAC is to educate public sector agencies, public officials and members of the public about corruption and how to report it. Training workshops, rural outreach visits and other engagements are undertaken by ICAC staff throughout the year to achieve this goal.
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