The Victorian government has introduced legislation expanding the jurisdiction of its anti-corruption commission, the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC). This comes on the heels of the creation of a new Royal Commission that will investigate allegations of vast corruption in the construction sector.
The IBAC reforms are not perfect. They overly limit the ability of IBAC to investigate past conduct and do not expand IBAC’s power to hold hearings in public. Despite these issues, they are vital for fixing Victoria’s governance crisis.
