Introduction
The National Anti-Corruption Commission is an independent statutory agency subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and as such must comply with the Information Publication Scheme (IPS) established by that Act. The IPS provides a statutory framework for proactive publication of information held by Commonwealth agencies subject to the FOI Act. The IPS requires publication of certain information (mandatory IPS information), and permits optional publication of additional information (optional information).
Purpose
The purpose of this plan is to comply with s 8(1) of the FOI Act, by showing what information the agency proposes to publish; how and to whom the agency proposes to publish information; how the agency otherwise proposes to comply with the IPS; and to ensure publication of IPS information is accessible, current, accurate and complete.
The plan includes links to the information published under the plan.
Objectives
The Commission’s objectives in relation to IPS information are to be open and transparent, to the extent that the nature of our operational work and other relevant considerations permit, and to that end to:
- identify and publish all mandatory IPS information and appropriate optional information
- publish IPS information in a manner that is accessible (easy to discover, understand and read, re-use and transform, as well as being machine-readable) and current, and compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (Version 2) (WCAG 2.0).
What information the agency proposes to publish
The Commission proposes to publish:
- this plan
- details of the Commission’s organisation:
- Organisation chart - details of our functions:
- our role
- our functions
- our decision-making powers and other powers affecting members of the public - details of the appointments of officers of the agency:
- key people - our annual reports
- details of consultation arrangements for policy proposals, if and when relevant and appropriate
- information in documents to which the agency routinely gives access in response to FOI requests (subject to permitted exclusions for personal and commercial information). We publish information provided in response to freedom of information requests in our FOI Disclosure log.
- information held by the agency that is routinely provided to the Parliament in response to requests and orders from the Parliament:
- Senate Order 12 - Indexed list of departmental files (Harradine report)
- Senate Order 13 - Reporting Compliance (Murray Motion) - contact details for inquiries about access to the agency’s information or documents. Members of the public can contact the Commission in relation to the IPS scheme or to provide any feedback. The FOI Act gives you the right to request access to information held by government. Find out:
- how we manage freedom of information
- how to make an FOI request. - operational information:
- Reporting and investigating corruption
- Assessment of corruption issues policy
- Service charter
- Request a review
- Witness welfare policy
- Fact sheet – witnesses
- Fact sheet – lawyers - other information as contained in this website.
How and to whom the agency proposes to publish information
The Commission proposes to publish its IPS information on this website, which is open access. If you require an alternative accessible format of an IPS document, it will be made available on request.
How the agency otherwise proposes to comply with the IPS
The Commission proposes to ensure that its IPS information is accessible, current, accurate and complete.
The Commission will ensure, wherever possible, that its IPS information published online conforms to version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0). However, the Commission will prioritise publishing information in a timely manner, even if it is not initially fully WCAG 2.0 compliant.
The Commission will review this plan and its IPS information annually, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Information Commissioner, including the self-assessment checklists, to ensure that all mandatory IPS information is published in accordance with this plan and that it is accurate, up to date and complete, and to consider what additional optional information could be published. The Commission will also conduct ad hoc reviews as needed, when there are significant changes to its policies, processes or the operational environment.
Responsibilities
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible for the Commission’s compliance with its IPS obligations, including implementing this plan.
The Governance team is responsible for coordinating the identification of information required to be published under s 8(2) of the FOI Act, and conducting the annual and ad hoc reviews review referred to above.
The Corporate Legal team is responsible for supporting the Governance team as required.
The Media and Communications team is responsible for ensuring information published on the website is discoverable, accessible, understandable, machine-readable and usable.