Corruption Prevention Network
Monthly eUpdate - August 2001


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In this issue...

Corruption Prevention Network.  2001 Annual Conference "Indecent Exposures:  The Media's Corruption Role" conference papers available for download.
Transparency International - Australia.  Australian legislation prohibiting the bribery of foreign officials.  Queensland Integrity Systems Research is now available on line.
National Crime Authority.  The Law Enforcement Implications of New Technology.
Australian Transactions Reporting Centre.  Issues Paper on the law enforcement implications of eCommerce, evidence and the Internet.
NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.  Latest publications.  Public Hearing commenced. Survey on corruption related issues. Position vacant.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.  Interview with two speakers from the recent CPN conference to be broadcast on Radio National.



Corruption Prevention Network
2001 Annual Conference "Indecent Exposures:  The Media's Corruption Role" held on Thursday, 16 August 2001 at Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour, Sydney.  For conference papers see our website at http://www.corruptionprevention.net .

Transparency International - Australia
Information on Australian Legislation Prohibiting the Bribery Of Foreign Officials - Please visit a new area on TI Australia website where information is provided on the compliance issues required by Australian legislation. This area will be developed further over the next few months and will keep you updated when changes have been made. Refer http://www.transparency.org.au/ghillbofpo.html

The Queensland Integrity Systems Research is now fully available on line as a Handbook, and for those short of reading time as a separate Executive Summary. See http://www.transparency.org.au/QNISA.html for both documents.

National Crime Authority
Report by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority "The Law Enforcement Implications of New Technology" - 27 August 2000  available in PDF format from:
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/nca_ctte/law_enforcement/law_enforcement.pdf

Australian Transactions & Reporting Centre (AUSTRAC)
"Issues paper: Evidence and the Internet" Issues Paper on the Law Enforcement Implications of Electronic Commerce & Evidence and the Internet - available for download from http://www.austrac.gov.au/publications/agec/index.htm

NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption
 Publications available:

Public hearings into the NSW Grain Board commenced on 28 August 2001.

The ICAC will be launching new local government procurement guidelines in Tamworth on 12 September.  These guidelines, which are called "Taking the Con:  Guidelines for managing corruption risks in local government procurement and contract administration", identify the main risk areas for local councils in relation to contracting and procurement.  They also examine a number of measures that can be adopted by councils to address risks in all forms of contracts and hence build corruption resistant practices.  For more information on the ICAC's local government strategy visit the ICAC's website:  http://www.icac.nsw.gov.au .

e-Corruption research summary is planned for release during September.

'Recos on the web' is a new section of the ICAC's website where the ICAC has published information which describes what agencies have done in response to recommendations made in ICAC investigation reports.

NSW Government Sector Profile: The ICAC is planning a survey to explore how corruption-related issues and risks differ amongst agencies. The ICAC is seeking to develop a profile of the functions, corruption risks and prevention strategies in place across the government sector.  To our knowledge this is the first time such an exercise has been undertaken in NSW or elsewhere.  For more information about this project contact agorta@icac.nsw.gov.au .

Position vacant Senior Corruption Prevention Officer Level 5 (22 Aug 01) - refer http://www.icac.nsw.gov.au/whatsnew/news_detail.cfm?ID=148

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Media Report, ABC Radio National, 8.30am Thursday and repeated in the evening - on either 30 August or 6 September.  Speakers from the recent CPN conference will be interviewed about the conference theme of the media's role in exposing corruption. It is  likely that the speakers interviewed will be Evan Whitton and Kerrie Henderson.  For details refer http://www.abc.net.au/rn/


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