Journal article
Towards a model public sector integrity commission
Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol.69(3), pp.251-262
2010
Abstract
This article examines the current debate in Australia about public sector integrity and the idea of a standing anticorruption commission. From this debate the article outlines a specific type of 'public sector integrity commission' that in principle should have the necessary powers and techniques at its disposal to minimise corruption while ensuring efficiency and fairness. The debate has been most active in jurisdictions that have not had an anticorruption commission - mainly in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania - but debate about integrity commissions has occurred in all jurisdictions. The authors argue that anticorruption commissions are essential to ensure the integrity of the public sector and that a model commission should: cover all elements of the public sector; independently investigate serious and mid-level complaints; have own motion powers to investigate any matter; have summary authority to apply administrative sanctions; make use of a range of investigative tools; not be tasked with combating major and organised crime; and be held accountable to citizens through a parliamentary committee and a parliamentary inspector.© 2010 The Authors Australian Journal of Public Administration © 2010 National Council of the Institute of Public Administration Australia.
Details
- Title
- Towards a model public sector integrity commission
- Authors
- Timothy Prenzler (Author) - Griffith UniversityN Faulkner (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol.69(3), pp.251-262
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
- Date published
- 2010
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2010.00685.x
- ISSN
- 0313-6647
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2010 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Prenzler, T. and Faulkner, N. (2010), Towards a Model Public Sector Integrity Commission. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 69: 251-262. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2010.00685.x, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.2010.00685.x. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450065802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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