Response Obligations for IBAC Before Reporting Adverse Findings
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment (Facilitating Timely Reporting) Bill 2026
Opposition Bill1st House
2nd House
Law
Introduced by: David Davis (LIB)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
IBAC must give a person or the head of a public body a chance to respond to adverse material before including it in a report; they generally have 3 months to reply.
IBAC must fairly include the details of any response in its final report.
IBAC can send the report to Parliament if the person or officer fails to respond.
The 3-month response window resets on the day this law starts for any pending reports.
Decision-makers must process applications under sections 59M, 100, and 147 as quickly as possible.
These changes apply to the Operation Richmond report.
Topics
anti-corruption government accountability oversight reports public administration public sector integrity