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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Federal Icac to cover private contractors working for government, attorney general says

Icac sign made by protesters
Protesters call for a federal integrity commission outside Parliament House in Canberra in November 2021. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Private contractors who have worked for the federal government could be targeted by Labor’s proposed national integrity commission, the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, has revealed.

Dreyfus on Friday will make clear that “contracted service providers” have been added to the proposed jurisdiction of the federal Icac – an upgrade from Labor’s election policy which appeared to omit the private sector.

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