by jmsthornton | Mar 10, 2016 | Federal Government, Ombudsman, Submissions, Whistleblowing
Whistleblower protection in the Public Service is covered by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (PID Act). The PID Act came into operation in January 2014 to encourage public officials to disclose suspected wrongdoing in the Commonwealth public sector. The...
by jmsthornton | Mar 2, 2016 | Corruption, Election, Political Funding, Victoria
The Age quotes Accountability Round Table’s Ken Coghill on the offer by Ken Ong, the council’s chair of planning, to provide in the order of $200,000 to fund an election campaign in exchange for the Deputy Mayoral position. Ken Ong “buying political...
by jmsthornton | Feb 16, 2016 | Corruption, IBAC, Victoria, Victorian Government Integrity System Reform
The following letter and submission make clear ART’s analysis of the proposed amendments to IBAC legislation. The Hon. Gavin Jennings MLC Special Minister of State Level 1, 1 Treasury Place East Melbourne Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment (A...
by jmsthornton | Feb 15, 2016 | Corruption, IBAC, Reforms, Submissions, Victoria, Victorian Government Integrity System Reform
In January, Accountability Round Table made a submission to The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Committee. This committee is a joint investigatory committee of the Parliament of Victoria and has a number of functions including monitoring, reviewing...
by jmsthornton | Feb 2, 2016 | Corruption, IBAC, Lobbying, Public Trust, Reforms, Victoria, Victorian Government Integrity System Reform
Colleen Lewis argues in The Age that the Victorian government amendments to IBAC let Victorians down. This is so because IBAC will still fail to carry out the basic work of Anti-Corruption Commissions – to “shine the accountability spotlight on the...