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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Overhaul of Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog recommended to broaden definition of corrupt conduct

Signage for the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission
A parliamentary committee made has 31 recommendations for overhauling Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog should be overhauled, with a broader definition of corrupt conduct that could allow it to pursue cases such as those that ensnared former New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian and her ex-partner Daryl Maguire, a parliamentary committee has found.

The oversight of Victoria police should also be strengthened, and the force legally required to implement Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (Ibac) recommendations, or publicly state why it was not doing so, the committee found.

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