Weekly update on the work of the Commission - 7 August 2024

Operational activity

As at 7 August 2024, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (the Commission):

• is conducting 29 preliminary investigations
• is conducting 29 corruption investigations, including 8 joint investigations
• is overseeing or monitoring 19 investigations by other agencies
• has 6 matters before the court
• has 425 referrals pending assessment.

Over the period from 1 July 2024 to midnight Sunday 4 August 2024, the Commission:

• received 226 referrals
• excluded 197 referrals at triage stage.

Read about how the Commission assesses corruption issues and the investigation process.

Commissioner keynote on website 

The Hon Paul Brereton AM RFD SC, National Anti-Corruption Commissioner, delivered a keynote address at the Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference in Darwin on 31 July 2024.

The keynote, titled The National Anti-Corruption Commission: One year on, covers a range of subjects including the Commission’s origins, purpose and mission, jurisdiction, issues and operations to date.

View the keynote on the Commission’s website.