Defence staff are accepting scores of corporate freebies from businesses without the proper approval, a damning audit report reveals. More than half of the gifts and hospitality accepted by staff lacked required senior-level approvals.
Compliance with the department's internal rules was low, resulting in an average compliance rate of 56 per cent across core policy requirements.
The Australian National Audit Office revealed these oversight weaknesses in a report examining the department's administration of its internal gift and hospitality tracking frameworks.
