In 2017/18, we undertook engagement Our regional visits in 2017/18 (Total Evaluations activities with peak bodies, community visits 18) We conducted evaluations under the organisations, senior citizen and community Kimberley 2 and education Commissioner’s prevention learning centres including the Armadale functions to help mitigate integrity risks and Pilbara 3 Community and Family Centre, WA Council ensure public authorities understand how to of Social Services and Linkwest. Gascoyne - comply with their legislative requirements. We focused on strengthening our relationship Mid West 3 Our findings helped to advise and inform with the local government sector through authorities on increasing their capability to Goldfields-Esperance 3 forums, meetings and information sessions. prevent misconduct. Wheatbelt 3 Additionally, the Commissioner met with peak In 2017/18, evaluations were completed on: local government sector bodies. Peel 2 arrangements to manage misconduct and We engaged with public universities and South West 2 notify minor misconduct government trading enterprises to assist Great Southern - them in understanding their obligations under prevention and management of bullying the CCM Act and PID Act through information (the Commission engaged KPMG to sessions, peer reviews of their internal conduct this evaluation) Did you know? policies and other consultations. integrity checking in misconduct oversight We hosted delegations from the Philippines, areas We worked with regional employees to Argentina/Paraguay, Sri Lanka and Mongolia enhance their understanding of ethics and managing secondary employment risks in where we shared, among other things, our integrity through our integrity promotion public authorities. approach to integrity, accountability and program, with a total of 18 visits to regional Findings from three of these evaluations were ethics in the Western Australian public sector. areas across Western Australia. This in the State of the sectors 2017 report. included a joint Commissioners' forum In total, the above evaluations involved 27 delivered in Kalgoorlie by the Commissioner public authorities. By selecting samples and the Corruption and Crime Commissioner comprising different types of authorities with in September 2017. a variety of workforce compositions, we Our visits to regional areas often included sought to assure that integrity risks were multiple sessions delivered to a variety of being monitored and managed across all public authorities and trips to multiple towns sectors. within each region. Stakeholder engagement
Evaluations We conducted evaluations under the Commissioner’s prevention and education functions to help mitigate integrity risks and ensure public authorities understand how to comply with their legislative requirements. Our findings helped to advise and inform authorities on increasing their capability to prevent misconduct. In 2017/18, evaluations were completed on: arrangements to manage misconduct and notify minor misconduct prevention and management of bullying (the Commission engaged KPMG to conduct this evaluation) integrity checking in misconduct oversight areas managing secondary employment risks in public authorities. Findings from three of these evaluations were in the State of the sectors 2017 report. In total, the above evaluations involved 27 public authorities. By selecting samples comprising different types of authorities with a variety of workforce compositions, we sought to assure that integrity risks were being monitored and managed across all sectors. Stakeholder engagement In 2017/18, we undertook engagement activities with peak bodies, community organisations, senior citizen and community learning centres including the Armadale Community and Family Centre, WA Council of Social Services and Linkwest. We focused on strengthening our relationship with the local government sector through forums, meetings and information sessions. Additionally, the Commissioner met with peak local government sector bodies. We engaged with public universities and government trading enterprises to assist them in understanding their obligations under the CCM Act and PID Act through information sessions, peer reviews of their internal policies and other consultations. We worked with regional employees to enhance their understanding of ethics and integrity through our integrity promotion program, with a total of 18 visits to regional areas across Western Australia. This included a joint Commissioners' forum delivered in Kalgoorlie by the Commissioner and the Corruption and Crime Commissioner in September 2017. Our visits to regional areas often included multiple sessions delivered to a variety of public authorities and trips to multiple towns within each region. Our regional visits in 2017/18 (Total visits 18) Kimberley 2 Pilbara 3 Gascoyne - Mid West 3 Goldfields-Esperance 3 Wheatbelt 3 Peel 2 South West 2 Great Southern - Did you know? We hosted delegations from the Philippines, Argentina/Paraguay, Sri Lanka and Mongolia where we shared, among other things, our approach to integrity, accountability and ethics in the Western Australian public sector.
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