Transparency International Australia has welcomed the eight commitments outlined in the third National Action Plan that reflect the government’s priorities to 2025 to improve government and corporate sector transparency and public participation and engagement in government.
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The Hon Justice Paul Brereton AM RFD SC Commissioner, National Anti-Corruption Commission says despite three decades of advancements in Australia’s integrity landscape, the need for ongoing vigilance “cannot be denied.”
In this joint submission, the Human Rights Law Centre, Griffith University’s Centre for Governance & Public Policy and Transparency International Australia have called for a comprehensive reform process to ensure stronger protections for Australian whistleblowers.
This comprehensive blueprint looks at Australia’s whole framework of integrity institutions and shows us how we can act to make our system better.
Public access to official information, and open and transparent government more generally, are vital for preventing corruption from taking hold – and for uncovering it when it does. Corruption thrives where the community and the media do not have access to official information about how government is functioning.
Transparency International Australia encourages the independent review panel to give consideration to measures which will strengthen Australia’s integrity framework and establish stronger institutions and functions to detect, prevent and investigate bribery, corruption and fraud, in a coordinated and cohesive manner.
TI Australia is concerned that the current (April 2018) prospective priority themes and commitments for the OGP NAP2 does not adequately meet the OGP commitment to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance.
The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development recognises the corrosive effects of corruption. In its introduction to Goal 16, the UN notes that corruption, bribery, tax evasion and related illicit financial flows deprive developing countries of around US$1.26 trillion per year.
We endorse the submissions to the Review made by the Open Government Partnership Network and Publish What You Pay.