OECD slams Australia’s bribery record
Bribery experts have called for more resources, higher penalties and a dedicated taskforce to tackle bribery in the wake of an international report which has slammed Australia’s enforcement record.
Anti-corruption experts have called for more resources, higher penalties and a dedicated taskforce to tackle bribery in the wake of an international report that has slammed Australia’s enforcement record.
The report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development expressed “serious concerns" that the Australian Federal Police had brought only one case to prosecution from 28 referrals in the past 13 years – one arising from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s note-printing bribery scandal.
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