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National Conference of Parliamentary Oversight Committees of Anti-Corruption/Crime Bodies 2003 JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES OF ANTI-CORRUPTION/CRIME BODIES 2003 Report No. 7 36th Parliament 2003 JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION Published by the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Western Australia, Perth, December 2003. Printed by the Government Printer, State Law Publisher, Western Australia. Joint Standing Committee on the Anti-Corruption Commission National Conference of Parliamentary Oversight Committees of Anti-Corruption/Crime Bodies 2003. ISBN: 1 920830 19 7 (Series: Western Australia. Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Committees. Joint Standing Committee on the Anti-Corruption Commission. Report 7) 328.365 Copies available from: State Law Publisher 10 William Street PERTH WA 6000 Telephone: (08) 9321 7688 Facsimile: (08) 9321 7536 Email: [email protected] Copies available on-line: www.parliament.wa.gov.au JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES OF ANTI-CORRUPTION/CRIME BODIES 2003 Report No. 7 Presented by: Hon Derrick Tomlinson, MLC Mr John Hyde, MLA Laid on the Table of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly on 4 December 2003 JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION COMMITTEE MEMBERS Chairman Hon Derrick Tomlinson, MLC Member for East Metropolitan Deputy Chairman Mr J.N. Hyde, MLA Member for Perth Members Dr E. Constable, MLA Member for Churchlands Mrs C.L. Edwardes, MLA Member for Kingsley Hon Sue Ellery, MLC Member for South Metropolitan Hon Graham Giffard, MLC Member for North Metropolitan Region Ms J.A. Radisich, MLA Member for Swan Hills Hon Barbara Scott, MLC Member for South Metropolitan COMMITTEE STAFF Principal Research Officer Ms Katherine Galvin, BSW COMMITTEE ADDRESS Joint Standing Committee on the Anti-Corruption Commission Legislative Assembly Tel: (08) 9222 7494 Parliament House Fax: (08) 9222 7804 Harvest Terrace Email: [email protected] PERTH WA 6000 Website: www.parliament.wa.gov.au - i - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION TABLE OF CONTENTS COMMITTEE MEMBERS ............................................................................................................I COMMITTEE STAFF....................................................................................................................I COMMITTEE ADDRESS..............................................................................................................I COMMITTEE’S FUNCTIONS AND POWERS ......................................................................... V CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD ....................................................................................................VII ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ....................................................................................XI APPENDIX ONE ................................................................................................................................. 1 TABLE OF SPEAKERS AND TOPICS APPENDIX TWO ................................................................................................................................. 3 PROFESSIONAL PROFILES APPENDIX THREE ............................................................................................................................... 7 Paper delivered by the Hon. Peter Breen MLC, Member, New South Wales Parliamentary Committee on the Office of the Ombudsman and the Police Integrity Commission, New South Wales APPENDIX FOUR ............................................................................................................................... 31 Paper delivered by Mr. Kim Yeadon, MP, Chair, Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption, New South Wales APPENDIX FIVE ............................................................................................................................... 39 Paper delivered by Mr John Price MP, Chairman, Legislative Assembly Standing Ethics Committee and Deputy Speaker, New South Wales APPENDIX SIX ............................................................................................................................... 41 Paper delivered by Mr Geoff Wilson MP, Chairman, Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee, Queensland APPENDIX SEVEN .............................................................................................................................. 47 Paper delivered by the Hon. Derrick Tomlinson MLC, Chairman, Joint Standing Committee on the Anti-Corruption Commission, Western Australia APPENDIX EIGHT .............................................................................................................................. 53 Paper delivered by Dr Stephen Tanner, Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Communication and Culture, Murdoch University, Western Australia APPENDIX NINE ............................................................................................................................... 65 Paper delivered by Mr Torrance Mendez, Reporter, West Australian Newspaper APPENDIX TEN ............................................................................................................................... 71 Paper delivered by Professor Peter Little, Acting Dean, Faculty of Business, Queensland University of Technology APPENDIX ELEVEN........................................................................................................................... 93 Paper delivered by Mr Brendan Butler SC, Chairman, Crime and Misconduct Commission, Queensland APPENDIX TWELVE........................................................................................................................ 101 Paper delivered by Mr Phillip Bradley, Chairman, New South Wales Crime Commission APPENDIX THIRTEEN .................................................................................................................... 111 Paper delivered by Mr Robert Needham, Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Commissioner, Queensland - iii - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION APPENDIX FOURTEEN ................................................................................................................... 121 Paper delivered by Mr Peter Hastings QC, Senior Counsel Assisting, Royal Commission Into Whether There Has Been Corrupt Or Criminal Conduct By Western Australian Police Officers APPENDIX FIFTEEN........................................................................................................................ 127 Paper delivered by Ms Deirdre O’Donnell, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations, Western Australia APPENDIX SIXTEEN........................................................................................................................ 133 Paper delivered by Professor Narayanan Srinivasan, Head of School, Murdoch Business School, Murdoch University, Western Australia APPENDIX SEVENTEEN ................................................................................................................. 139 Paper delivered by Ms Moira Rayner, Commissioner, Anti-Corruption Commission, Western Australia - iv - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION COMMITTEE’S FUNCTIONS AND POWERS On 28 June 2001 the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council agreed to establish the Joint Standing Committee on the Anti-Corruption Commission. The Joint Standing Committee's functions and powers are set out in the Legislative Assembly Standing Orders 289, 290 and 264. 290 (1) It is the function of the Committee: (a) to monitor and review the performance of the functions of the Anti-Corruption Commission established under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 1988; (b) to consider and report to Parliament on issues affecting the prevention and detection of “corrupt conduct”, “criminal conduct”, “criminal involvement” and “serious improper conduct” as defined in section 3 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 1988. Conduct of any of these kinds is referred to in this Standing Order as “official corruption”; (c) to monitor the effectiveness or otherwise of official corruption prevention programs; (d) to examine such annual and other reports as the Joint Standing Committee thinks fit of the Anti-Corruption Commission and all public sector offices, agencies and authorities for any matter which appears in, or arises out of, any such report and is relevant to the other functions of the Joint Standing Committee; (e) in connection with the activities of the Anti-Corruption Commission and the official corruption prevention programs of all public sector offices, agencies and authorities, to consider and report to Parliament on means by which duplication of effort may be avoided and mutually beneficial co-operation between the Anti-Corruption Commission and those agencies and authorities may be encouraged; (f) to assess the framework for public sector accountability from time to time in order to make recommendations to Parliament for the improvement of that framework for the purpose of reducing the likelihood of official corruption; and (g) to report to Parliament as to whether any changes should be made to relevant legislation. - v - JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION (2) The Joint Standing Committee will not: (a) investigate a matter relating to particular information received by the Anti- Corruption Commission or particular conduct or involvement considered by the Anti-Corruption
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