Introduction
Understand what fraud and corruption is, and how to tell us about suspected fraud or corruption at the Commission.
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What is fraud and corruption
Fraud is dishonestly obtaining a benefit, or causing a loss, by deception or other means.
Corrupt conduct is when a:
- public official breaches public trust
- public official abuses their office as a public official
- current or former public official misuses information they have gained as a public official
- person does something that adversely affects a public official’s honest or impartial exercise of powers or performance of official duties. Any person can engage in this type of corrupt conduct, even if they are not a public official.
Commission staff and Members are public officials.
You can find more about corrupt conduct, including some examples, from the National Anti-Corruption Commission website.
Our position about fraud and corruption
We have zero tolerance for fraud and corruption. We support the prevention, detection and appropriate investigation and response to possible instances of fraud and corruption at the Commission.
When to tell us about suspected fraud or corruption
We can only consider fraud or corruption that relates to us.
If you suspect fraud or corruption relating to another agency, you should contact that agency.
How to tell us about suspected fraud or corruption
Before telling us, make sure the suspected fraud or corruption relates to the Commission.
If you would like to tell us about suspected fraud or corruption relating to the Commission, tell us:
- your name and contact details (unless you want to stay anonymous)
- what happened – who, what, when, and where
- why you think it is fraud or corruption.
Also send us any supporting documents you have.
To tell us about suspected fraud or corruption at the Commission, send an email to director.corporate@fwc.gov.au or to chair.audit.committee@fwc.gov.au. You can also write to us at:
Executive Director, Enabling Services
Fair Work Commission
GPO Box 1994
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
You do not have to give us your name and contact details. If you chose not to, we may not be able to consider your claim if we need more information from you.
For information about how we treat personal information we collect from you, go to our Privacy page.
What happens after you tell us
We may ask you for more information if you have given us your contact details.
Due to privacy and confidentiality issues, we may not be able to tell you what happened after you told us about suspected fraud or corruption.
We may refer your information to another agency. We might refer it to the Australian Federal Police or state or territory police if the alleged fraud or corruption appears to involve criminal conduct. We might also refer it to the National Anti-Corruption Commission if it could be serious or systemic corrupt conduct. The National Anti-Corruption Commission website has information about reporting and investigating serious or systemic corrupt conduct.