Mandatory reporting

Mandatory reporting

Mandatory reporters

People who must report conduct that they suspect on reasonable grounds to be serious or systemic corrupt conduct include:

• heads of public sector entities and senior executive service (SES) officers;
• the Auditor-General;
• the Ombudsman;
• the Electoral Commissioner;
• the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly; and,
• Members of the Assembly (MLAs) and their chiefs of staff.

The Commission has published mandatory corruption notification directions which are available via the ACT Legislation Register. These outline:

• the obligations of mandated reporters;
• the types of matters that must be notified;
• the form, content, and method of notification; and,
• other relevant information.

Reporting under the Public Sector Management Act 1994

Pursuant to the Public Sector Management Act 1994, a public servant must tell the following person about any maladministration or corrupt or fraudulent conduct by a public servant or a public sector member of which the discloser becomes aware:

• the head of service;
• if the alleged maladministration or corrupt or fraudulent conduct is by the head of service—
  • the director-general of the administrative unit in which the public servant is employed; or
  • if the head of service is the director-general of the administrative unit in which the public servant is employed—another director-general.

PROVIDE A MANDATORY NOTIFICATION