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Report on Misconduct Risk in Local Government Procurement

Report · Corruption and Crime Commission (WA CCC) · Western Australia · Dated

Recommendations
2
Report length
30 pages

Official source

Report on Misconduct Risk in Local Government Procurement

PDF · 30 pages · 2.0 MB · ccc.wa.gov.au

Summary

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  • The Corruption and Crime Commission examined procurement misconduct risks through investigations, audits of five local governments and a review of financial governance at the City of Stirling.

    Report, page 8

  • It found that procurement and financial governance weaknesses, including insufficient risk assessment, left local governments exposed to fraud and corruption.

    Report, page 8

  • The Commission favoured prevention across the sector and considered external procurement audit necessary.

    Report, page 24 · Report, page 27

  • Its two recommendations sought Auditor General oversight of local governments and active departmental scrutiny of their procurement risk reviews.

    Report, page 28 · Report, page 29

In the body's own words

  1. Opinion

    In the Commission's view a whole-of-sector approach, with a focus on prevention, is needed.

    Report, page 24

  2. Conclusion

    There is a need for external audit of local government procurement.

    Report, page 27

Findings, opinions and statements

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.

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Recommendations 2

  1. Recommendation One

    The Commission recommends that the jurisdiction of the Auditor General be extended to include local governments.

    Report, page 28

  2. Recommendation Two

    The Commission recommends that the Department of Local Government and Communities actively oversights risk management reviews prepared by local governments pursuant to the Local Government (Audit) Regulations 1996 to ensure that they include appropriate assessment of misconduct risks arising from procurement, and mechanisms for reducing those risks.

    Report, page 29

Published responses

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Official documents 2

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