The Fraud and Corruption Prevention and Control Policy is designed to:
- protect public funds and assets against fraud and/or corruption by the development, implementation and regular review of a range of fraud and corruption prevention and detection control and
- foster an environment within Council which ensures active financial management and fraud and corruption control as a major responsibility of all staff.
Council will not tolerate fraud and/or corruption in any form and is committed to:
- minimising losses by developing and implementing a fraud and corruption control plan
- raising staff awareness about fraud and corruption
- preventing fraud and corruption in the workplace
- creating an environment where concerns can be raised in a timely, safe and confidential manner
- detecting and investigating cases of fraud and/or corruption
- ensuring that appropriate investigation procedures and support or representation for persons
- involved are implemented, if fraud and/or corruption is alleged
- referring appropriate cases of suspected fraud and/or corruption to the relevant authorities
- following due investigation
- applying appropriate disciplinary procedures should fraud and/or corruption be proven and
- the recovery of any loss suffered through fraudulent and/or corrupt activity.
