What to report
The Commission deals with reports of wrongdoing that involve or affect an ACT public official, former public official, or public sector entity, or relate to certain aspects of ACT public administration.
The Commission can also receive reports relating to corrupt conduct involving or affecting ACT Government contractors, employees of a contractor, or volunteers exercising a function of a public sector entity.
The Commission can receive reports about:
- corruption;
- maladministration (which is in essence substantial mismanagement); or,
- conduct that poses a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or the environment.
Where the Commission receives reports which do not relate to these issues, it may dismiss them. Reports about these matters can also be referred to another relevant authority.
If a person forms a reasonable suspicion that an ACT public official, former public official or public sector entity has engaged in wrongdoing, then the matter should be reported to the Commission, even if it has already been reported to another entity. Senior ACT officials must report those matters to the Commission.
Serious and systemic corrupt conduct
The Commission prioritises the investigation and exposure of serious or systemic corrupt conduct.
Serious corrupt conduct is corrupt conduct that is likely to threaten public confidence in the integrity of government or public administration in the ACT.
Systemic corrupt conduct refers to corrupt conduct that reveals a pattern of conduct in one or more ACT public sector entities.