The NSW ICAC’s Op Hector investigation examined procurements performed by, or on behalf of, a state government agency and a local government council. It uncovered serious corrupt conduct involving a range of public sector and private sector individuals. In this presentation, a manager from ICAC’s corruption prevention division will take you through the investigation exploring what the corrupt conduct was, how it was perpetuated, and what conducive systemic factors existed. This will provide you with a variety of insights of insights regarding corruption risk in procurement.
The NSW ICAC’s Op Hector investigation
- Understand the evolution of a corrupt scheme that became more serious and sophisticated over time.
- Obtain a broader understanding of different corruption risks and risk factors that apply to procurement.
- Learn about the ways in which sensible contractual, process and other controls can be undermined in practice.
Presented by Dr Benjamin Marx, Principal Officer, Corruption Prevention, NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Presenters
Dr. Benjamin Marx, Principal Officer Corruption Prevention, NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption
Benjamin Marx commenced in ICAC’s Corruption Prevention division in 2006. He has managed or led many ICAC corruption prevention projects, including those on employment screening, invoice payment controls, IT contractors and NGO-delivered human services. He is also currently managing the ICAC CP in Practice project that is examining how corruption control is implemented within NSW state government agencies. Dr Marx has also performed or managed corruption prevention analysis on over 20 ICAC investigations, led many internal analyses of ICAC complaint data, and currently manages ICAC’s program of speaking engagements and training workshops. In 2020, he returned to ICAC from an 18-month secondment to Transport for NSW where he was responsible for TfNSW’s fraud and corruption prevention program. Prior to working at ICAC, he completed a PhD in Psychology at the University of Sydney that explored some of the cognitive and attitudinal elements of moral reasoning, having previously conducted research on relative risk judgements.
