It seems that the NACC is off and running and its recent media release is of more than passing interest to those into guessing names.
Given that the Report to the Inquiry into the Robodebt Scheme recommended the referral of individuals for civil action or criminal prosecution, with the relevant parts of the additional (sealed) chapter of the report being submitted to heads of various Commonwealth agencies; the Australian Public Service Commissioner, the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner, the President of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory and the Australian Federal Police.
Australian Government, National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Media Alert, 8 Aug 2023:
The National Anti-Corruption Commission provides the following update on the number of referrals received to date.
From 1 July to close of business on Monday 7 August 2023, the Commission received 587 referrals.
Approximately 13% of the referrals relate to matters well publicised in the media.
Assessment of referrals
The Commission continues to assess referrals. Assessment is a process by which the Commission considers first whether the referral is in its jurisdiction and raises a corruption issue, and secondly, whether and if so how to investigate the issue raised by the referral.
Since 1 July 2023, the number of referrals assessed to be outside the Commission’s jurisdiction (as they did not involve a Commonwealth public official) is 76. The number of referrals assessed as not raising a corruption issue is 183.
There are currently 157 referrals in the second stage of assessment.
There are 87 referrals waiting to be assessed.
The Commission’s assessment policy is available on its website at How the NACC assesses corruption issues.
The Commission is appreciative of the high level of interest and referrals it has received so far. We will continue to reach out to individual referrers where we need additional information, or to let them know if we have decided not to proceed further.
If you wish to make a report about a corruption issue in the Commonwealth public sector, visit nacc.gov.au or call 1300 489 844.
A previous NAAC media release dated 5 July 2023 had informed that:
This broad scope to make referrals has meant the following matters have already been referred to the NACC for possible investigation:
PwC’s recent tax leaks scandal involving their government consulting arm
referrals resulting from the Robodebt Royal Commission after Commissioner Catherine Holmes requested a one-week extension for the inquiry’s reporting date to enable her to make a direct referral to the NAAC [my yellow highlighting]
Stuart Robert and his alleged involvement in the Synergy 360 misappropriation of taxpayer funds
Scott Morrison and the secret ministries he swore himself into
the Defence Department’s Hunter-class frigate program
the former Morrison government and the funding of the Community Health and Hospitals Program
former cabinet minister, Bridget McKenzie, and her handling of the Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program.
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