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Report on Corrupt Procurement Practices of a Senior Officer at the Shire of East Pilbara

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

Opinions
1
Recommendations
1
Report length
43 pages

Official source

Report on Corrupt Procurement Practices of a Senior Officer at the Shire of East Pilbara

PDF · 43 pages · 2.6 MB · ccc.wa.gov.au

Summary

The report's own summary: THE INVESTIGATION, pages 3 to 14

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Opinions 1

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.

  1. opinion of serious misconduct

    Opinion

    The Commission formed an opinion of serious misconduct by Mr Klein under s 4(b) of the CCM Act.

    20261001 Report on Corrupt Procurement Practices of a Senior Officer at the Shire of East Pilbara, page 13

Recommendations 1

  1. Recommendation

    The Commission acknowledges Mr Harding's evidence regarding the changes that have been made to SOEP's procurement procedures. Nevertheless, the Commission recommends that the Shire engages its internal auditor or other consultant to undertake a complete review of its procedures. The focus of the review should be on ensuring that: (a) There is a separation of functions between issuing purchase orders and authorising payment of invoices; (b) There is compliance with the policies relating to request for quotes, tenders and multiple quotations and there are processes in place to check compliance; (c) The changes that have been made to monitor the use of delegated authorities by directors and managers are sufficient; (d) There is an effective process for ensuring that contracted work has been satisfactorily completed before payment or progress claims are processed; (e) Decisions made by management about works and projects to be undertaken are properly documented; (f) Meetings between the CEO, directors and managers are regularly programmed and the outcomes recorded; (g) There are appropriate reporting processes for management, SOEP’s Audit, Risk and Governance Committee and the Council.

    20261001 Report on Corrupt Procurement Practices of a Senior Officer at the Shire of East Pilbara, page 43

Published responses

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