Expanded Definitions of Corrupt Conduct and Public Officers for IBAC
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Topics
anti-corruption government government accountability public integrity public sector misconduct whistleblower protection
Introduced by: The Hon Ingrid Stitt MLC (ALP); The Hon Ben Carroll MP (ALP) — Premier
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
James Newbury LIB
“I rise to speak on the Independent Broad-based Anti- corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026. This bill, sadly from Labor’s perspective, has been a shamefulcon.ItisashamefulcononVictorians,becausethoughthenewPremierstooduponhisfirst day in the job to say that integrity would not be optional, this bill proves integrity is entirely optional under his watch and under this Labor government.”
Anthony Marsh LIB
“We support stronger powers for IBAC, we support giving thecommission genuinecapacityto followthe moneythrough contractingchangeand wesupportthe broadening of thestatutoryframework that has far too often leftserious misconduct beyond thereach of Victoria’s integrity system.”
Matt Fregon ALP
“I rise gladly to make my contribution on the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026. Words are hard, I guess. The facts getlostin therhetoricin this placeon a common basis. Look, weareallpoliticalanimals in here, so it is not surprising. I will try and keep this in the commonsense area, and people can make comments about my rhetoric as well.”
Meng Heang Tak ALP
“It is always interesting to speak after a contribution by the memberforMorwellgivenhisexperienceintheindustry.Irisetodaytomakeacontributioninsupport of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026.”
“I also rise to speak on the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026, and I note how many members have said on the government side of the house that their community have called for this for a long time, so I am just followingthosecomments.Itistrue,anditissomethingthatoursideof thehousehasbeencallingfor for over a year.”
Peter Walsh NAT
“I rise to make a contribution on this bill. One of the reasons we are doing this bill now is a previous Labor government actually watered down the IBAC legislationthatwasoriginallyintroducedbytheBaillieugovernment,whichIwaspartof.Weareonly going back to try and put some rules back in place that the Labor Party actually took out of this legislation.”
Belinda Wilson ALP
“It is my pleasure to speak on the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026. What a greatspeech that was from my friend the member for Broadmeadows. I am sorry I missed the first half. I am unsure how we weaved our way through to books and the SES, but I will listen to that later on and see that path, my friend – fabulous.”