Good governance in small boards: Local Aboriginal Land Councils and Non-Government Organisations (in-house)

Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) can face similar challenges: their board members are usually voluntary, they often have limited staff numbers, and are expected to meet varied responsibilities in their communities. This workshop covers a range of topics and will include discussion about how LALC and NGO board members and staff all play a role in building good governance in their organisations.

Workshop content

1. What are the corruption opportunities that LALCs and NGOs can face?
   • the nature of corruption accountability and decision-making
   • past case examples
   • costs and impact of corruption.
     
     
2. About the ICAC:
   • powers and oversight
   • jurisdiction
   • reporting corruption and public interest disclosures.
     
     
3. Why people act corruptly:
   • motivations for corruption
   • gifts and grooming
   • identifying and managing conflicts of interest.
     
     
4. Corruption prevention:
   • everyone has a role to play
   • strong processes lessen opportunities for corrupt conduct
   • four elements of corruption control
   • supporting the basic standards.
     
     

Who should attend:

This workshop is open to board members and staff of LALCs and NGOs.

Register

For more information or to request an in-house workshop, please click the "Register" button below.