General News
18 February, 2025
ICAC engages with 10 councils during Dubbo outreach
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) returned to Dubbo last week, 11 years after its last official visit.
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) returned to Dubbo last week, 11 years after its last official visit.
The visit was part of the ICAC rural and regional outreach program, which commenced in 2001.
ICAC last visited Dubbo in 2014, with the most recent visit to the western region taking place in Orange in 2018. Several workshops were held throughout the week on the topic of corruption prevention for managers, planners and regulatory officers, as well as within procurement and contract management.
Additional workshops on preventing corrupt conduct in non-government organisations and Local Aboriginal Land Councils were also held.
ICAC representatives also carried out community engagement with 10 councils during the visit, including Dubbo, Narromine, Gilgandra, Coonamble, Walgett, Brewarrina, Bourke, Cobar, Bogan [Nyngan], and Warren shires, holding education sessions for staff.
On Thursday, February 13, more than 40 representatives from government agencies and community interest groups joined members of the public at a public forum featuring visiting officials from several integrity agencies.
Held at the Cattleman’s Country Motor Inn, the public forum welcomed ICAC Commissioner, the Hon. Helen Murrell SC, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Chief Commissioner, the Hon Peter Johnson SC, the National Anti-Corruption Comm-issioner, the Hon Paul Brereton AM RFD SC, and NSW Deputy Ombudsman, Jacqueline Fredman.
The panellists explained what each of their organisations did in focusing on the most serious and systemic corrupt conduct and corruption prevention, and fielded questions afterwards.
