National Anti-Corruption Commission 2025-26 annual report
Summary
The report's own summary: Commissioner’s foreword, pages 12 to 13
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The National Anti-Corruption Commission reported on 2025–26, with a remit covering prevention, detection, investigation and reporting of serious or systemic Commonwealth public sector corruption.
The Commission reported assessing 2,603 referrals and starting 16 corruption investigations.
It also published four corruption investigation reports and held 130 engagements about its role and corruption prevention.
The Commission met its targets for investigation timeliness and prevention activity, but missed its referral assessment target, with 68.5% assessed within 90 days against an 80% target.
In the body's own words
- Finding
We also published 4 corruption investigation reports, for Operation Myrtleford, Operation Pelican, Operation Pentecost and Operation Young.
Complaints and investigations 4
Referrals received in the reporting period
2,428
Printed as
the Commission received 2,428 referrals, made up of 2,319 voluntary referrals and 109 mandatory referrals
Investigations
16
Printed as
the Commission commenced 16 corruption investigations, including 5 joint investigations
Investigations
13
Printed as
Of these, 33 were ongoing and 13 were finalised at 30 June 2026
Investigations resulting in further activity
Seven
Printed as
Seven individuals were before the courts or referred to the CDPP in relation to 4 investigations
Other figures 8
referral assessments
2,603
Printed as
The Commission finalised 2,603 referral assessments
KPI 1.1: Percentage of referrals assessed within 90 days
68.5%
Printed as
1,782 referrals were finalised within 90 days of receipt, providing a result of 68.5% against the target
its own initiative power
4
Printed as
the Commission assessed 4 matters under its own initiative power
preliminary investigations were on foot
55
Printed as
In 2025–26, 55 preliminary investigations were on foot
preliminary investigations
34
Printed as
During the reporting period, the Commission finalised 34 preliminary investigations
private hearings
10
Printed as
conducted private hearings in 10 investigations, involving 65 witnesses
private hearings
65
Printed as
conducted private hearings in 10 investigations, involving 65 witnesses
new requests for review
85
Printed as
The Commission received 85 new requests for review and finalised 55.8% (53 of 95) of reviews on foot in 2025–26
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 188
- Figures not found in the report
- Public hearings; Recommendations made