Report on Misconduct Handling Procedures in the Western Australian Public Sector - Department of Consumer Employment Protection
- Recommendations
- 2
- Report length
- 17 pages
Summary
The report's own summary: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, page 7
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The Corruption and Crime Commission reviewed misconduct handling capacity at the Department of Consumer Employment Protection.
The review considered internal investigations and the department's role in identifying suspected misconduct elsewhere in the public sector.
The Commission considered the department committed to misconduct guidelines, staff education and reporting obligations.
Its two recommendations sought monitoring of internal investigation capacity and continued notification of suspected misconduct outside the department.
In the body's own words
- Opinion
The Commission considers that DOCEP is making a very serious attempt to establish appropriate misconduct guidelines for its staff, to roll out those guidelines in a timely fashion and to educate the Executive and staff about their obligations and responsibilities under the Act.
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Recommendations 2
Recommendation 1
The Commission recommends that DOCEP monitor the current approach to identifying and investigating misconduct. In the event that the number of instances of identifiable misconduct increases to any significant degree, DOCEP should explore the possibility of establishing a dedicated capability to conduct internal investigations.
Recommendation 2
The Commission recommends that DOCEP maintain its current approach to identifying and notifying the Commission of all reasonably suspected instances of misconduct external to itself and known to it.
Published responses
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