Robodebt corruption watchdog referral reconsidered
The national anti-corruption commissioner was found to have engaged in official misconduct by failing to recuse himself from a conflict of interest.
The national anti-corruption commissioner was found to have engaged in official misconduct by failing to recuse himself from a conflict of interest.
In future, public officials will be able to investigate former department heads for misconduct during their term of office. On Wednesday, legislation was introduced in the Australian Parliament giving the Australian Public Service Commissioner the power to investigate former heads of agencies for breaches of the Public Service Code of Conduct.