Operation Keppel update - 28 October 2022

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The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has decided to engage the Hon Ruth McColl AO SC under section 104B of the ICAC Act when her appointment as Assistant Commissioner concludes on 31 October 2022. This decision has been taken in consultation with Ms McColl.

Ms McColl’s services are required for the purposes of her finalising the Operation Keppel report, including participating in the review and editing processes of that report.

The Commission is conscious of its obligations under section 74(7) of the ICAC Act to furnish investigation reports as soon as possible after it has concluded its involvement in a matter.

The Commission will not be making further comment at this stage.

 
Media Releases

Public inquiry into corruption allegations concerning Inner West Council, Transport for NSW and others starts Monday

17 Mar 2023

The NSW ICAC Operation Hector public inquiry concerning the conduct of employees of Inner West Council (IWC), Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and others will start next Monday, 20 March 2023 at 10:00 am.

ICAC finds former RTA/RMS employees received over $7 million in corrupt benefits over nine years, aided by lax control and poor oversight

7 Mar 2023

The NSW ICAC has found that two former employees of the then Roads and Traffic Authority and/or Roads and Maritime Services (RTA/RMS) engaged in serious corrupt conduct over nine years that netted them at least $7.47 million in benefits, aided by lax supervision and poor managerial oversight.

Statement regarding the appointment of John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas

6 Mar 2023

The NSW ICAC has released a statement regarding an investigation it conducted concerning the appointment of John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas.

Public inquiry into corruption allegations concerning Inner West Council, Transport for NSW and others

2 Mar 2023

The NSW ICAC will hold a public inquiry starting Monday 20 March 2023 as part of an investigation it is conducting concerning the conduct of employees of Inner West Council (IWC), Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and others (Operation Hector).

Statement regarding the Transport Asset Holding Entity

17 Feb 2023

The ICAC has released a statement regarding an investigation it conducted concerning the Transport Asset Holding Entity.
Witness

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Transcripts

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Transcripts will be available once the enquiry has commenced.

Filename Size KB Date pp. Time
FORM - application for access to ICAC restricted web site 152
Investigation into the possession and supply of steroids and other matters involving a corrections officer (Sept 2013)(Op Torino) 5057
Op_Torino_fact_sheet 33
Investigation into allegations of corrupt conduct in the provision of security products and services (Operation Tilga)(Sept 2013) 5161
Op_Tilga_fact_sheet 40
Full paper- Managing IT contractors, improving IT outcomes 7892
Investigation into allegations that a Manager at the UTS solicited and accepted money, gifts and other benefits from UTS contractors (Stark)(Mar 2013) 2214
Op_Stark_Fact_sheet 40
Investigation into the smuggling of contraband into the Metropolitan Special Programs Centre at the Long Bay Correctional Complex (Operation Drake)(January 2013) 3848
Operation_Drake_fact_sheet 120
Funding NGO delivery of human services in NSW - A period of transition - position paper 1821 18/12/12
ICAC_Annual_Report_2011-12 9627
Funding NGO delivery of human services in NSW - A period of transition - consultation paper 7876 28/08/12
Anti-corruption_safeguards_and_the_NSW_planning_system_2012_c_ 2191
Fact_sheet_Operation_Vesta 89
Fact_sheet_Operation_Napier 90
Fact_sheet_Operation_Carina 86
Annual Report 2010-11 5662
Fact_sheet_Operation_Charity 28
Corruption risks in NSW Government - Suppliers perception of corruption - (June 2011) 8416
Corruption risks in NSW Government - Recommendations to government - (June 2011) 7522
Operation_Churchill_fact_sheet 93
Fact_sheet_Operation_Danby 85
Fact_sheet_Operation_Magnus 132
Investigation into the acceptance of corrupt benefits by a City of Canada Bay council employee (Operation Challenger)(December 2010) 2806
Fact Sheet Operation Challenger 86
Investigation Report_(Operation_Syracuse)_(December_2010) 2961
Fact_sheet_Operation_Syracuse 170
Investigation into corruption risks involved in lobbying (Operation Halifax) 3075
Fact Sheet Operation Halifax 88
ICAC_Annual_Report_2009-2010 15215
Investigation into undisclosed conflicts of interest of a University of Sydney employee (Operation Kanda) 5236
Fact Sheet Operation Kanda 28
Investigation into the misuse of resources by a NSW Maritime Legal Services Branch officer (Operation Vargus) 4792
Fact Sheet Operation Vargas 37
Investigation into attempted corrupt payment and submission of false resumes to public authorities 3562
Fact sheet Operation Avoca 87
Investigation into the smuggling of contraband into the John Morony Correctional Centre (Operation Cicero) 1600
Cicero_Fact_Sheet 87
Investigation false claims for Sitting Day Relief payments by a NSW MP, members of her electorate staff- Operation Corinth (July 2010) 2351
Fact Sheet Operation Corinth 90
Community_attitudes_to_corruption_and_the_ICAC_-_Report_on_the_2009_survey_(June_2010) 6394
Report on the use of TAFE funds to pay for work on a dog kennel complex 2982
Fact Sheet Operation Corsair 92
Investigation into a Housing NSW officer’s failure to declare conflicts of interest and secondary employment (Operation Coral)_May2010 4926
Coral_Fact_Sheet_3_ 142
Investigation into the offer of a corrupt payment to an officer of Strathfield Municipal Council (Operation Centurion) (May 2010) 4737
Fact Sheet Operation Centurion 98
Profiling_the_NSW_public_sector_-_Report_3_-_May_2010 1431
Investigation into allegations of corruption made by or attributed to Michael McGurk (Operation Calpurnia) (March 2010) 1188
Fact Sheet Operation Calpurnia 95
Report on corrupt conduct affecting the administration of justice in the Wagga Wagga and other local court areas (Operation Segomo) 3067
Fact Sheet Operations Segomo 106
Investigation into the conduct of a regional illegal dumping squad officer and others (Operation Scania) 85365
Investigation_into_the_conduct_of_a_Casino_Boolangle_Local_Aboriginal_Land_Council_CEO_and_administrative_officer_Nestor_23Feb2017 924
Fact_sheet_Operation_Nestor 30
Table_of_corrupt_conduct_findings_and_prosecution_recommendations 21
ICAC_Annual_Report_2007--08 1900
Investigation into the conduct of a former chief executive officer and members of the board of the Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council (Operation Greer) 1810
Fact_sheet_Operation_Greer 35
Investigation into the conduct of a senior officer of the NSW department of justice and others (Operation Yancey) 933
Fact Sheet Operation Yancey 41
Investigation into NSW Liberal Party electoral funding for the 2011 state election campaign and other matters (Operation Spicer) 17089
Fact Sheet Operation Spicer 37
Annual_Report_2008-09 7189
Profiling_the_NSW_public_sector_II_-_Report_1_-_Results_for_the_NSW_public_sector_(May_2009) 1990
Profiling_the_NSW_public_sector_II_-_Report_2_-_Comparison_of_2001_and_2007_organisation_responses_(May_2009) 1700
Profiling_the_NSW_public_sector_II_-_methodology_and_respondent_demographics_(May_2009) 939
Lobbying_local_government_councillors_-_a_guide_for_councillors,_constituents_and_other_interested_parties 227
Strengthening employment screening practices in the NSW public sector 6980 26/02/18
Controlling corruption opportunities in the provision of maintenance services 6443 02/02/17
Anti-corruption safeguards and the NSW planning system 2191 15/02/12
Introducing the ICAC - Assyrian 517
Governance and Regulation in the NSW Aboriginal Land Council Network 8750 15/05/17
Communicating anti-corruption messages in community languages - Guidelines for NSW local councils 7751 15/09/10
Community Attitudes Survey - Report on 2012 survey 6533 15/07/13
Community Attitudes Survey - Report on the 2015 survey 8278 22/06/16
Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC 1994 1735 01/05/95
Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC 1995 1655 01/03/96
Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC 1996 1803 01/05/97
Community attitudes to Corruption and the ICAC public attitudes survey 1993 252 01/03/94
Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC Report on the 2006 survey 783 19/12/06
Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC 690 22/12/03
Corruption risks in NSW development approval processes - Position paper 648 04/09/07
Corruption risks in NSW Government procurement - Recommendations to government 7522 14/07/11
Corruption risks in NSW Government procurement - Suppliers perception of corruption 8416 14/07/11
Corruption risks in NSW Government procurement - The management challenge 1358 14/12/11
Development assessment internal audit tool 5911 21/04/10
Direct negotiations - guidelines for managing risks in direct negotiations 6685 23/08/18
Use and misuse of public sector resources - Tip sheet for managers 422 12/02/08
Election Funding Expenditure and disclosure in NSW - Strengthening accountability and transparency 1434 17/12/14
Use and misuse of public sector resources - Tip sheet for employees 257 12/02/08
Factfinder - A guide to conducting internal investigations 1174 21/04/22
Unravelling Corruption II Exploring changes in the Public Sector Perspective 1993-1999 7212 01/04/01
The exercise of discretion under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 7646 09/12/10
ICAC Scholarship and Course participant application form May 2019 304 27/05/19
Keeping it together - systems and structures in organisational change 6567 14/03/17
Sponsorship in the public sector 453 14/06/06
LALC Member Governance Flyer - Help make your LALC strong 137 03/11/11
Safeguarding public money The importance of controlling invoice payments 1420 19/11/14
Learning the hard way - managing corruption risks associated with international students 2036 15/04/15
Lobbying in NSW - an issues paper on the nature and management of lobbying in NSW 1869 18/05/10
Lobbying local government councillors 227 28/08/06
Managing IT contractors, improving IT outcomes 7892 20/08/13
Profiling the NSW public sector - functions, risks and corruption resistance strategies 63 28/07/05
Minimising corruption risks in land dealings - Guide for Local Aboriginal Land Councils 394 01/03/10
Monitoring cash handling in public hospitals 1564 01/08/94
Profiling the NSW public sector - functions, risks and corruption resistance strategies 3785 01/02/03
Profiling the NSW public sector II - Report 2 Comparison of 2001 and 2007 organisation 1700 16/06/09
Profiling the NSW public sector - Report 3 1431 11/05/10
Profiling the NSW public sector II - Report 1 - Results for the NSW public sector as a whole 1990 19/05/09
Profiling the NSW public sector 2007 - functions, risks and corruption prevention strategics 471 19/05/09
Profiling the NSW public sector 2007 - Understanding and managing corruption risks - Staff survey 363 19/05/09
Fact sheet Acknowledging your information 1401 04/11/15
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Arabic 240 01/06/16
Fact sheet Acknowledging your section 11 report 325 10/11/15
Strategic responses to corruption 11-14 September 2018 1077
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Assyrian 522 01/06/16
Fact sheet Blowing the whistle 337 04/11/15
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Bengali 527 01/06/16
Fact sheet - Explaining the ICAC's decision 2041 30/05/19
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Chinese 525 01/06/16
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Dari 767 01/06/16
Providing advice on corruption issues A guide for community leaders (November 2015) 246 02/11/15
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Indonesian 517 01/06/16
Section 11 report guidelines for principal officers 316 01/02/22
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Korean 454 01/06/16
Section 11 reporting guidelines for ministers 308 01/02/22
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Nepali 481 01/06/16
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Persian 597 01/06/16
Section 11 reporting template 108 29/09/14
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Russian 533 01/06/16
Section 54 report guidelines 291 10/11/15
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Urdu 607 01/06/16
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC Vietnamese 269 01/06/16
Reporting corruption to the NSW ICAC English 294 02/11/15
Annual Report 1993-1994 5640 31/10/94
Annual Report 2002-2003 1966 31/10/03
Annual Report 2003-2004 5184 28/10/04
Annual Report 2004-2005 3273 31/10/05
Annual Report 2005-2006 7439 31/10/06
Annual Report 2006-2007 3336 25/10/07
Annual Report 2007-2008 1900 30/10/08
Annual Report 2008-2009 7189 04/11/09
Annual Report 2009-2010 15215 26/10/10
Introducing the ICAC Arabic 233 01/06/16
Annual Report 2010-2011 5662 28/10/11
Annual Report 2011-2012 9627 18/10/12
Annual Report 2013-2014 2434 22/10/14
Annual report 2014-2015 4890 13/10/15
Annual Report 2015 -2016 4941 26/10/16
Introducing the ICAC Bengali 636 01/06/16
Annual Report 2000-2001 2349 29/10/01
Introducing the ICAC Chinese 500 01/06/16
Introducing the ICAC Dari 859 01/06/16
Annual Report 1988-1989 4366 01/11/89
Annual Report 1989-1990 8435 01/06/90
Annual Report 1990-1991 8107 01/09/91
Annual Report 1991-1992 8484 01/09/92
Annual Report 1992-1993 1713 01/09/93
Annual Report 1994-1995 702 01/10/95
Annual Report 1995-1996 12350 01/10/96
Introducing the ICAC Indonesian 348 01/06/16
Introducing the ICAC Korean 528 01/06/16
Annual Report 1996-1997 21984 01/10/97
Introducing the ICAC Nepali 449 01/06/16
Annual Report 1997-1998 1081 01/10/98
Introducing the ICAC Persian 815 01/06/16
Introducing the ICAC Russian 611 01/06/16
Annual Report 1998-1999 1427 01/10/99
Introducing the ICAC Urdu 601 01/06/16
Annual Report 1999-2000 18614 05/11/00
Introducing the ICAC Vietnamese 259 01/06/16
Annual Report 2001-2002 1700 28/10/02
Annual Report 2012-2013 5216 30/10/13
Annual Report 2016-2017 3750 19/10/17
Introducing the ICAC English 1230 02/11/15
Applicant Information Package 524 17/03/22
ICAC Code of Conduct 2353 03/07/18
Privacy Management Plan.pdf 245 21/03/13
NSW ICAC Statement of Business Ethics 183 05/09/19
ICAC Information Guide 81 12/05/21
Introducing the NSW ICAC - A guide for NSW public officials 1382 02/11/15
Submission to the Premier May 2016.pdf 237 23/05/16
ICAC Award 2022 353 01/08/22
Corruption Matters - Issue 20 352
Corruption Matters - Issue 21 315
Corruption Matters - Issue 22 3184
Corruption Matters - Issue 23 417
Corruption Matters - Issue 24 488
Corruption Matters - Issue 25 1738
Corruption Matters - Issue 26 3206
Corruption Matters - Issue 27 328
Corruption Matters - Issue 28 2356
Corruption Matters - Issue 29 1652
Corruption Matters - Issue 30 634
Corruption Matters - Issue 31 515
Corruption Matters - Issue 32 632
Corruption Matters - Issue 33 908
Corruption Matters - Issue 34 1982
Corruption Matters - Issue 35 697
Corruption Matters - Issue 36 757
Corruption Matters - Issue 37 733
Corruption Matters - Issue 38 2151
Corruption Matters - Issue 39 - May 2012 319
Corruption Matters - Issue 40 - November 2012 1368
Corruption Matters - Issue 42 - November 2013 872
Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC Report on the 2006 survey 783
Profiling the NSW Public Sector Functions, risks and corruption resistance strategies 3785
Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC 690
Profiling the NSW public sector functions risks and corruption resistance strategies, Report on follow up research conducted in 2004 63
Unravelling Corruption II Exploring changes in the Public Sector Perspective 1993-1999 7212
Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC 1996 1803
Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC 1995 1655
Community attitudes to corruption and the ICAC 1994 1735
Community attitudes to Corruption and the ICAC, ICAC public attitudes survey 1993 252
Profiling the NSW Public Sector 2007 Functions risks and corruption prevention strategies Organisational survey 471
Profiling the NSW public sector II Report 2 Comparison of 2001 and 2007 organisation responses 1700
Profiling the NSW Public Sector 2007 Understanding and managing corruption risks 363
Profiling the NSW public sector II Methodology and respondent demographics 939
Profiling the NSW public sector II Report 1 Results for the NSW public sector as a whole 1990
Report of suspected corrupt conduct under s. 11 ICAC Act - word form 41
Report of suspected corrupt conduct under s. 11 ICAC Act - pdf form 688
ICAC_Org_Chart_Overview_30Apr20 138
Annual Report 2017-2018 4858 05/10/18
Joint Communique from Australia's anti-corruption Commissioners _United against corruption - Leadership is the key to corruption prevention_7 December 2018.pdf 356 07/12/18
Corruption and integrity in the NSW public sector - an assessment of current trends and events 4789 04/12/18
Corruption-Matters-31_May-2008 515
Corruption-matters-42_November-2013 872
NSW ICAC Transcript Services RFT 2019 344 01/04/19
Pelican mineral water test 150
test doc 1 14
Managing conflicts of interest in the nsw public sector April 2019 6433 30/04/19
PD - Investigation - Senior Forensic Accountant - May 2019 136
Senior Forensic Accountant - SC May 2019 16
ANZSOG Executive Endorsement form 2019 47 27/05/19
GIPA Access Application 59 27/08/18
PD-Investigation Division - Senior Technical Officer - July 2019 27
Senior Technical Surveillance Operative SC 2019 19
Support Officer - Associate SC August 2019 52
Support Officer_Associate PD 54
Support Officer - Receptionist SC August 2019 41
Support Officer_Receptionist PD 54
Operation Eclipse: Lobbying, access and influence in NSW - an interim paper 299 17/10/19
ICAC Annual Report 2018-19 4127 18/10/19
Sample conflict of interest policy for NSW public sector agencies 124 07/01/20
NSW ICAC COVID19 Advice 282 02/04/20
NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption Special Report - The need for a new independent funding model for the ICAC (May 2020 - Section 75 report) 2083 13/05/20
PD - Investigation - Senior Investigator - Investigations - May 2016 (002) 137
Selection Criteria 2020 - Senior Investigator 40
Supplier Due Diligence a guide for NSW public sector agencies (June2020) 8043 17/06/20
Dealing with Corruption, Fraud and the ICAC: the role of public sector Audit and Risk Committees 248 09/09/20
ICAC Annual Report 2019-20 4477 27/10/20
NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption Special Report No. 2 - A parliamentary solution to a funding model for the ICAC (November 2020 - Section 75 report) 311 06/11/20
Fraud and Corruption Control Policy guidance 204 11/01/21
Sample fraud and corruption control policy 36 11/01/21
Witness list 12
Gifts and benefits flowchart 200 12/07/21
Probity in Procurement - tips from a professional 221 08/09/21
ICAC Annual Report 2020-2021 5848 29/10/21
Dealing with incumbent providers in procurement 204 23/11/21
Obtaining independent advice - dos and donts 208 02/12/21
Section 11 Tip Sheet principal for officers 239 01/02/22
ARC Internal Audit and Risk Committee Charter - 2021-22 5427
ICAC Internal Audit Charter 21-22 3972
ICAC Internal Audit Request for Tender - 14 March 2022 509 14/03/22
Policy 81 Risk Management - August 2020 181 14/03/22
NSW ICAC RFT for Internal Audit Services Questions and Answers.pdf 84
Factfinder: a guide to conducting internal investigations 1170 21/04/22
Factfinder: a guide to conducting internal investigations - standard 1174 21/04/22
On The Ethics of Pork-Barrelling - Simon Longstaff 210
Some legal implications of pork barrelling - Joseph Campbell 1289
Some legal implications of pork barrelling - Joseph Campbell - Index 205
When is pork barrelling corruption and what can be done to avert it - Anne Twomey 509
Transcript - Forum on Pork Barrelling - 3 June 2022.pdf 443
Associate Position Description - Jan 2023 121 07/02/23
Selection Criteria Associate - Jan 2023 73
ICAC Information Guide 2022-23.pdf 214
Report on investigation into pork barrelling in NSW (Operation Jersey) 5715 01/08/22
NSW ICAC submission to the Parliament of Victoria Integrity and Oversight Committee 818 01/04/22
Financial Accountant Position Description - September 2022 120
Selection Criteria Financial Accountant 2022 100
Forensic Accountant - Position Description - September 2022 92
Forensic Accountant Selection Criteria 99
Probity aspects of ethics walls: guidance for dealing with commercial activities and other complex scenarios (October 2022) 216
ICAC Annual Report 2021-2022 4260 31/10/22
Integrity issues relating to the state election letter - November 2022 227 07/11/22
ICAC and ICAC Inspector MOU - September 2022 170
Managing corruption risks in regulatory work (November 2022) 6577 22/11/22
LETTER to PWC.docx.pdf 183
Managing Conflicts of Interest - a Tip Sheet for Local Aboriginal Land Councils - Dec22 327 08/12/22
Best Practice Principles for Australian Anti-Corruption Commissions - 9Dec22 342
Media Release 12 Best Practice Principles Australian Anti-Corruption Commissions - 9Dec22 256
NSW ICAC and Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) - MOU - January 2023 897 19/01/23
ICAC Strategic Plan 2022-25 367 03/02/23
ICAC Strategic Plan 2022-25: Our directions 90 03/02/23
IT Operations Lead -Selection Criteria_Jan23 102
PD - IT Operations Lead - July 2022 104
Selection Criteria Senior Investigator Jan23 119
PD - Senior Investigator Jan23 117
Position Description - Principal Human Resources 106
Selection Criteria Principal Human Resources Oct 22.pdf 120 13/02/23
Assessing Corruption Control Maturity 6696 20/02/23
Senior Assessment Officer PD - Feb 2023 146
Senior Assessment Officer -Selection Criteria 97
Manager Assessments Selection Criteria 103
PD - Manager Assessments - Jan 2023 148
Executive Director Corporate Services Division - Jan 2023 (1) 162
Executive Director Corporate Services Selection Criteria March 2023 101
Investigator PD - March 2022 96
Investigator SC March 2023 96
Action Plan - NSW Government 293
Action Plan - NSW Procurement Board 150
NSW ICAC Operation Jersey Recommendations for Corruption Prevention 188
Mature corruption control: the key outcomes of better practice (March 2023) 218 13/03/23
ID - Selection criteria weighting - Director SIC 76
ID Director Strategic Capability - March 2023 135
ID Director Strategic Capability Unit - March 2023 125
Report 460
WITNESS LIST week of 8 Apr 19 12
Information for witnesses 2694 14/03/23
Section 31B guidelines 173
Standard ICAC directions for public inquiries 254
Prosecution outcomes web table (27 March 2023) 291
ICAC Cooperation Policy 62
Operation Aero - Opening Statement.pdf 201
Legal Representatives Parking Expenses Claim Form 138 16/09/20
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