Corruption Matters - November 2021 | Issue 58

ICAC’s annual achievements

“The year 2020–21 was one of challenges", writes the Hon Peter Hall QC, Chief Commissioner, in his foreword to the ICAC’s annual report. “Challenges for the world as it faced the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges for individuals and those close to them, and challenges for business and government.”  
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Preventing corruption during a global pandemic

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in February 2020, the work of the ICAC has successfully adapted to meet its statutory obligations, including its requirement to actively prevent corruption and educate the NSW community and public sector.
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Let’s talk probity

Scott Alden is an experienced probity adviser and projects lawyer, having specialised in government procurement and probity for over 20 years. The ICAC recently sat down with the HWL Ebsworth partner to harness his response on some frequently asked questions.
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Lobbying reform is essential

Recommendations made in the ICAC’s 2021 report, Investigation into the regulation of lobbying, access and influence in NSW, pave the way for significant reform of the legislation that governs lobbying of the NSW public sector.
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ICT corruption

In October 2021, the ICAC released its investigation report into the sourcing of software systems for TAFE NSW in which two officers solicited almost half a million dollars in corrupt benefits.
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APSACC returns to Sydney in 2022 – call for speakers now open

The Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference (APSACC), Australia’s leading anti-corruption event, will take place in November 2022 as a two-day conference and allow for both physical and virtual participation. Speaker submissions are invited by 9 December 2021.
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Investigation into the procurement of an acting executive director

A report released by the NSW Ombudsman’s Office in October 2021 detailed how a government department procured the services of a contractor to act in a senior executive role for almost a year, paying substantially more than a person employed in the role would have been entitled to.
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In other news

The ICAC hosted over 100 free workshops in 2020–21. There are several online workshops still on offer for the remainder of 2021, and now is the time to plan ahead with dates released for 2022.
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