Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
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QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
Tag Archive: ibac victoria
Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
Tag Archive: ibac victoria
Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
Tag Archive: ibac victoria
Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
Tag Archive: ibac victoria
Misconduct allegations against Casey Council’s Kevin Bradford and Luke Donelland MP to be referred to IBAC Victoria
Council resolved on 3 April 2012 to refer eighteen allegations of misconduct against Cr Bradford to a Councillor Conduct Panel (Panel). It also resolved to request that the Premier of Victoria refer allegations of misconduct against Cr Kevin Bradford and Mr Luke Donellan MP to the Independent Broad Based Anti Corruption Commission (IBAC) once established,…
QC Brendan Murphy heads new Public Interest Monitor to oversee IBAC Victoria
LAWYER Brendan Murphy QC will head Victoria’s new body that will scrutinise surveillance applications from police and the state’s anti-corruption body. The Public Interest Monitor (PIM) will comprise lawyers who will appear in courts and tribunals to test the merits of applications from Victoria Police, the Office of Police Integrity and the yet-to-be-established Independent Broad-based…
IBAC Victoria continues to languish without permanent Commissioner or experienced investigators
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) says the development of the new anti-corruption commission has limited its ability to carry out investigations. The OPI will be replaced by the long-delayed Independent Broad Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), which is still waiting to have its powers defined in legislation. In its annual report to State Parliament, the…
IBAC Victoria experiences staffing cuts despite not yet being up and running
VICTORIA’S new independent anti-corruption commission will be subject to redundancies under the Baillieu government’s public service cuts, despite not yet being up and running. A recent ruling by the Australian Taxation Office has named the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) and its predecessor, the Office of Police Integrity, among a range of government agencies in…
Noel Ashby and Paul Mullett complaint against Simon Overland goes nowhere as IBAC Victoria languishes in limbo
THE new anti-corruption body in Victoria is powerless to investigate criminal allegations against former police chief Simon Overland, two members of his senior command and an Office of Police Integrity executive because of an impasse between the state and federal governments. Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Noel Ashby and police union secretary Paul Mullett have…
Federal Gillard Government blames Victorian Baillieu Government for delays in implementation of IBAC Victoria
The Gillard Government has acted promptly to pass telecommunications interception legislation to support the Victorian and South Australian Governments establish their anti-corruption agencies. The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012, which passed the Senate on the 18th of June, amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the TIA Act) to…
Office of Police Integrity chief Ron Bonighton named as interim head of IBAC Victoria
Victoria’s new anti-corruption body remains without a permanent leader and a timetable to start its investigating duties. Office of Police Integrity (OPI) chief Ron Bonighton was named the interim head of the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) on Thursday. He will head both agencies concurrently, with the police corruption watchdog eventually to be subsumed into…
Shield laws for journalists will not apply to IBAC Victoria matters
NEW laws designed to protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to a court do not apply to the Baillieu Government’s new anti-corruption commission. Legislation tabled in State Parliament today also states that the law will not apply to other investigative bodies such as the Ombudsman. Introducing the bill yesterday, Attorney-General Robert Clark told…
Doubt shed on reliability of Operation Briars mystery police informer Jack Price
A TRIPLE gangland killer whose “show-stopper” allegations led to the biggest police investigation in Victorian history was allowed out of jail to walk on the beach with his partner and pet dog, and given a tax break and proceeds-of-crime exemptions in exchange for his co-operation with police, says an underworld associate who served time with…
Victorian Law Institute claims IBAC Victoria legislation is flawed
MATT PEACOCK: Legislation establishing Victoria’s new anti-corruption commission is flawed and should be re-drafted, according to its legal critics. The Victorian Government’s already almost a year late in setting up the body to be known as “IBAC”. But the minister responsible has reacted angrily to the criticism, claiming the Victorian Law Institute is engaged in…
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