OLD CHALLENGE: DO WE NEED A NEW APPROACH OR JUST THE RIGHT APPROACH?

Presenter: Ms Theresa Hamilton

Deputy Commissioner

Independent Commission against Corruption New South Wales

Australia

“X” MARKS THE SPOT?

Have the problems and issues faced by anti-corruption bodies really changed since the days of piracy on the high seas?

Confiscation of proceeds of crime may have been easier when “X” marked the spot?2

The NSW ICAC: the original vision

Nick Greiner, former Premier of NSW

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“In recent years in NSW we have seen: a Minister of the Crown gaoled for bribery; the former CSM gaoled for perverting the course of justice; former Cmr of Police and Deputy Cmr of Police on criminal charges.”

“... in the long term I would expect its primary role to become more and more one of advising departments on stratetgies ... to enhance administrative integrity. The educative and consultancy functions of the Commission will be far more important than its investigatory functions.”

The Queensland Experience

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Terry Lewis, former Queensland Commissioner of Police

Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, former Premier of Queensland

“Back to the Future” for Queensland

Gordon Nuttall, former Government Minister and Member of Parliament

2009-10, sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for official corruption offences.

$595,000 proceeds of crime order

Riding into the sunset?

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WHY INVESTIGATION WILL ALWAYS BE A PRIMARY FUNCTION Operation Mirna $6million in

contracts awarded Sanhueza and

Taylor received over $2.3million

Operation Monto $4million in contracts

awarded “Boss” and “Junior”

received over $2.4million

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Operation Jarek

Suppliers of road safety equipment, toner cartridges, chemicals etc.

Ranging from $1.4million fraud to receipt of $20 gift vouchers

Over 110 public authorities (mainly local councils) involved.7

NEW CHALLENGES IN CORRUPTION PREVENTION

The shifting public sector environment

The Operational Control Philosophy

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Eve ate the apple

How old is the old challenge?

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