A whistleblower rewards system would empower regulators to reveal and prosecute corporate and white-collar criminal behaviour and create a more competitive and scrupulous economy in Australia, according to this discussion paper. It draws on the success of similar systems overseas to propose a scheme funded by fines for offenders.

In May 2023, PwC Australia commissioned Dr Ziggy Switkowski AO to conduct an independent review that would evaluate the strengths and shortcomings in PwC Australia’s governance, culture and accountability frameworks and practices. This report outlines the findings.

This is the first study to comprehensively examine the frequency, nature and context of offending by Australian corporations. While similar studies have been conducted in other countries, particularly the United States, the extent to which Australian corporations offend—and whether they do so across multiple regulatory domains—has not previously been explored.

On 25 November 2015, the Senate referred the matter of inconsistencies and inadequacies of current criminal, civil and administrative penalties for corporate and financial misconduct or white-collar crime to the Economics References Committee for inquiry and report. The terms of reference were as follows: (a) evidentiary standards across various acts and instruments; (b) the use...

This chapter discusses how globalization facilitates white collar crime, and how it can foster more effective mechanisms for the prevention and control of white collar crime. It uses the framework of routine activity theory to explain transnational white collar crime, then presents a range of offence types with examples of cross-border offending. The essay then...