APSACC 2026 - The Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference

Topics

• Corrections and custodial issues
  • New trends and approaches in the sector
  • Identifying and managing misconduct and corruption in the custodial environment
  • Education and prevention
• Corruption and misconduct risks during organisational change
  • Identifying and managing misconduct and corruption in a fluid environment
  • Prioritising misconduct and corruption prevention in the change process
  • Understanding of synergies, competencies and culture issues in the change process
  • Managing misconduct and corruption risks with fewer resources
• High risk functions
  • Procurement, outsourcing and tendering
  • ICT contracting
  • Planning and development
  • Disposal of assets
• Policing issues
  • Critical incidents investigations
  • Police use of force
  • Police interaction with the community and high risk activities
  • Misconduct and corruption in the contemporary policing environment
  • Influencing cultural change
  • Civilian oversight of police
• Education
  • New trends and approaches in the sector
  • Identifying and managing misconduct and corruption in the education sector
  • Education and prevention
• Probity in decision making
  • Using information and advice to make good decisions
  • Assessing the value and virtue of advice
• Early detection/intervention systems
  • Identifying high risk behaviours, functions, individuals, organisations and sectors
  • What do early detection/intervention systems offer?
  • Integrating early detection/intervention systems into daily management activity
• Local Government issues
  • Governance issues
  • The relationship between elected officials and Council management and staff
  • Oversight
  • Education and prevention
• Tools and techniques
  • Use of audit as a control
  • The benefit of diagnostic tools
• Whistleblowing
  • Managing internal reporting systems
  • Building a workplace culture that accepts and promotes reporting
• Health
  • New trends and approaches in the sector
  • Identifying and managing misconduct and corruption in the health sector
  • Education and prevention
• Political corruption
  • Identifying and managing political corruption

Who should Attend

• Corruption prevention practitioners
• Private and Public sector managers and executives
• Local government and planning specialists
• Policy advisers
• Academic and university executive members
• Senior police officers
• Human resources specialists
• Internal auditors and investigators
• Forensic accountants
• Internal ombudsmen
• Industrial officers