Transparency International Australia (TI Australia) is pleased to provide the attached submission to the Statutory Review of the Crimes Act Legislation Amendment (Combating Foreign Bribery) Act 2024.
foreign bribery
This document highlights the key integrity reforms our federal parliament must enact if we are to build a more democratic Australia.
Those who argue that bribery is ‘just the cost of doing business’ are sorely mistaken. Foreign bribery harms people, communities, institutions, and corporate bottom lines.
Join TI Australia for a special event exploring new legislation and guidance into combatting foreign bribery.
Join TI Australia for a special event exploring new legislation and guidance into combatting foreign bribery, with exclusive new discussion on ongoing investigation into the AWB scandal.
Transparency International Australia gives powerful speech at the Five Eyes Advanced Foreign Bribery Investigator Training, highlighting the link between corruption and exploitation of vulnerable communities.
Transparency International Australia welcomes the passing of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Bill 2023. These historic and overdue reforms are critical to strengthen Australia’s anti-corruption framework to crack down on Australian companies engaging in foreign bribery.
12 March 2024. We’ll take a look at the latest developments in foreign bribery compliance, particularly in the United States and Australia.
Transparency International Australia strongly welcomes the proposed amendments to the Criminal Code which seek to strengthen Australia’s implementation and enforcement of the Anti-Bribery Convention and the current gaps in Australia’s foreign bribery framework.
Amendments to Australia’s foreign bribery laws would help mitigate the damaging impacts of foreign bribery, including impeding development and the rule of law.