Joint IBAC and VO report highlights widespread misuse of public resources for political purposes
The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and the Victorian Ombudsman have tabled a special report in Parliament today on Operation Watts, a joint investigation into allegations of serious corrupt conduct involving Victorian public officers, including Members of Parliament.
The joint investigation examined a range of matters including allegations of misuse of electorate offices, ministerial office staff and resources for branch stacking and other party-related activities.
The report illustrates a catalogue of unethical and inappropriate behaviour ranging from the hiring of unqualified people into publicly funded roles, using those roles to support factional work, nepotism, forging signatures, bullying and attempts to interfere with the government grants process.
A key recommendation arising from the report is the establishment of a Parliamentary Ethics Committee and a Parliamentary Integrity Commissioner.
Further recommendations cover reforms to the Department of Parliamentary Services and electorate officers’ employment arrangements, improving accountability arrangements for MPs and Ministers, including updates to the Ministerial Staff Code of Conduct, and improving grant management frameworks for State and local government funders of community organisations.
https://www.ibac.vic.gov.au/me....dia-releases/article
Neil Lang
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