A paper by Victoria’s three core integrity agencies calls for urgent reform to how the integrity sector is funded, to increase transparency and enable them to effectively hold the Victorian Government to account. The paper recommends practical reforms to strengthen transparency and independence. It outlines 12 practical reforms across three key areas.

Five ‘integrity scenario’ guidance materials, aimed at supporting the Victorian public sector to build a pro-integrity culture and corruption resistance. The guidance materials detail fictional scenarios of corruption or misconduct, and lessons to learn from the circumstances that allowed the conduct to go unchecked.

Eight guides to build a pro-integrity culture and corruption-resistant practices in the public sector. From risks associated with procurement and major projects, to ethical leadership and the emergence of artificial intelligence – each guide focuses on an area where corrupt conduct can potentially arise and how to build processes that identify risks early.

This publication provides a summary of IBAC’s thematic review of a series of Victoria Police internal investigations into incidents involving the use of oleoresin capsicum aerosols (OC spray) by its officers. It indicated that some Victoria Police officers consider that using OC spray is a ‘low level’ type of force.

Operation Watts was the first joint investigation conducted by IBAC and the Victorian Ombudsman. It scrutinised how branch stacking in the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) resulted in the alleged misuse of public funds for party political purposes, and subversion of parliamentary standards and processes. This report sets out the steps taken...