Received or Deceived? Managing and monitoring the conduct of government contractors
- Report length
- 14 pages
Summary
The report's own summary: Commissioner’s foreword, pages 4 to 5
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The South Australian Independent Commission Against Corruption examined contract-management risks arising from an investigation into a training provider’s subsidy claims.
The Commission reported that subsidy manipulation had continued for years without detection by the Department for Innovation and Skills.
It reported that criminal proceedings were not pursued because the investigation could not conclusively identify who authorised or was responsible for the manipulation.
The Commissioner decided against issuing proposed recommendations after the Department outlined reforms addressing contract compliance, claim verification and monitoring.
In the body's own words
- Finding
The investigation established that manipulation of subsidies had occurred for many years, undetected by the Department.
- Opinion
I also hold the view that the potential for contractors and suppliers to government to dishonestly gain from manipulation of their contracts is a continuing threat to integrity in public administration.
Findings and recommendations
Allegations are not findings. A commission's finding or opinion of corrupt conduct or misconduct is not a finding that a person is guilty of a criminal offence, and the commissions say so in their reports.
No findings or recommendations are reproduced in this record. This does not establish that the report contains none.
Published responses
No published response was found.
Coverage
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