A review of the Department of Transport's management of unlawful access to TRELIS
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Summary
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The Corruption and Crime Commission reviewed the Department of Transport's management of unlawful access to TRELIS, its licensing database.
The review considered more than 100 reported incidents and examined 16 matters involving departmental staff and external users in detail.
The Commission found the department's inquiries inadequate and concluded that it had not properly recognised or managed unlawful access.
The Commission made four recommendations covering access policies, investigations, activity alerts and agreements with external users.
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- Conclusion
Having reviewed the identified incidents, the Commission considers that DoT actions taken were inadequate and the conclusions reached were not open to be made.
- Conclusion
In all 16 matters reviewed by the Commission, DoT did not pursue adequate lines of enquiry, procedural fairness was not provided to all users and conclusions reached were not open to be made.
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Recommendations 1
Recommendation
The Commission recommends DoT: Implement TRELIS policy and procedures that: a) appropriately acknowledge the criminality of unauthorised access to TRELIS; b) clearly define the processes for recording conflicts of interest (including by external users); and c) stop the use of records (of the user or of persons known to the user) in training or testing. Implement consistent triage and investigation processes for any suspected unlawful access of TRELIS for all user groups, including federal government agencies. Where appropriate, this should include consideration of the suspension or cancellation of access to TRELIS. Review current TRELIS activity alerts to ensure they are contemporary, focused, and effective. Review current authorisations for TRELIS access and ensure memorandums of understanding (MOU's) are in place for all external users. The MOU's should define who the employing authority is and therefore, responsible for taking any disciplinary action and facilitating appropriate sanctions against users and the relevant agency.
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No published response was found.
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A review of the Department of Transport's management of unlawful access to TRELIS
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