Government Agencies and Local Councils in Western Sydney are to be trained in corruption prevention by the Independent Commissions Against Corruption. ICAC Commissioner, Jerrold Cripps QC, said the outreach program would visit Greater Western Sydney this month for the first time, as part of its anti-corruption outreach program. Commissioner Cripps said the visit, to be based at Rooty Hill, would give Agencies and Councils the opportunity to experience hands-on corruption prevention workshops with ICAC’s highly-skilled staff. "The ICAC has undertaken several visits to areas across NSW, and is looking forward to sharing the corruption prevention skills and tools it has developed with agencies based in Greater Western Sydney," Commissioner Cripps said.
Outreach program continues
"Our activities will include workshops on protected disclosures, training for State and Local Government managers on corruption prevention and a session on conducting fair and effective internal investigations. Commissioner Cripps said he had already met with senior Public Officials and talked about policies and approaches that reduce opportunities for public sector corruption. He told them the ICAC was keen to share its corruption prevention skills and resources across metropolitan, regional and rural areas. “We also acknowledge that different areas are unique and are keen to tailor our visit to suit the local community,” he said. “For example, as western Sydney is home to Australia’s most diverse population, this particular Outreach visit will include a number of multicultural interagency meetings.” He said Agencies expected to attend the outreach activities included the Department of Premier and Cabinet, the NSW Police Force, TAFE NSW, the Department of Corrective Services, Ambulance Service of NSW, Sydney West Area Health Service, Housing NSW and the Department of Environment and Climate Change. "The visit will also include the NSW Deputy Ombudsman Chris Wheeler, who will speak about protected disclosures, and Police Integrity Commissioner John Pritchard will speak about the role and functions of the Police Integrity Commission,” he said. “Their presence will certainly enrich the experience for participants.” Commissioner Cripps said participating Councils would include Blacktown, Auburn, Liverpool, Baulkham Hills, Campelltown, Camden, Wollondilly, Fairfield and Blue Mountains. He said the ICAC outreach program had proved highly successful since its inception in 2001 and had included visits to the Illawarra, New England, the Hunter, Mudgee, the Far West, the South East, the Riverina, the Central Coast, the Central West and the North Coast.
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