Unravelling Corruption II Exploring changes in the Public Sector Perspective 1993-1999
- Report length
- 142 pages
Summary
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The Independent Commission Against Corruption repeated its employee survey in 1999 to assess how NSW public sector perceptions and reporting attitudes had changed since 1993.
The research compared responses to workplace scenarios and examined whether experience in particular work affected recognition of corruption and willingness to act.
ICAC concluded that respondents more often recognised corruption and said they would report it, while unclear definitions and fear of retaliation remained barriers.
ICAC set out six main lessons about shared understanding, selection-panel training, reporting channels, induction, management action and creating a safe reporting culture.
In the body's own words
- Recommendation
More needs to be done to create organisational cultures in which employees feel safe to report corruption.
- Recommendation
Review the nature of training given to those who participate in selection panels to address the risks identified in recruitment selection.
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