Retired anti-corruption boss Robert Redlich says Labor MPs blocked him from calling for more integrity hearings to be held in public, when they stonewalled his appearance before a parliamentary committee.
Integrity experts have for months been calling on the Andrews government to lower that bar, as well as broaden the state’s definition of corruption so that it does not have to constitute a criminal offence.such an overhaul would represent just two out of five key changes he believes are needed to modernise Victoria’s anti-corruption agency.a federal commission
Redlich’s comments cap a tense week in state politics. The retired commissioner appeared before parliament’s integrity and oversight committee last Monday to declare Victoria had a “very serious problem” on its hands when it comes to tackling corruption.Rather than focus on Redlich’s concerns, Labor MPs on that committee peppered the former judge with unrelated questions, including whether he had bullied any of his staff.in a corridor in Parliament House.
“The record suggests governments can actually benefit from stronger investigative powers, in that it enhances public confidence in the government’s performance,” Coghill said. “The general observation is that the longer governments are in office, the greater the risk they will overlook transgressions.”Those comments were backed by former Liberal premier Ted Baillieu, who formally established IBAC in July 2012.
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