2015-06-23 Planning & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       23 JUNE 2015


Fraud
 Theft of cash or assets (including plant and equipment).
 Non-authorised use of equipment, property or services.
 Falsification of hours worked or reimbursement of expenses claimed.
 False invoicing.
 Creation of a ‘ghost’ employee whose wages are deposited into the fraudsters bank
   account.
 Failure to remove a former employee from the payroll system, whose wages are
   deposited into the fraudsters bank account.
 Duplication of companies or businesses in order to process fraudulent payments.
 Lodgement of a false claim against council e.g. workers compensation or public liability.
 Falsification or forgery of documents in order to receive a benefit.
 Use of Council monies or funds for private benefit.
 Running a private business during work hours.
 Credit card fraud.
 Abuse of Council facilities or assets for personal use.
 Making false statements or altering signatures or other information and materials so as
   to mislead or misrepresent a position or hide wrongdoing.
 Destroying or removing records without approval for personal gain or to conceal
   fraudulent activity.

Corruption
 Provision of false credentials, references or identification by an applicant to gain a
   position within Council.
 Payment or receipt of secret commissions (bribes), which may be paid in money or in
   some other form of value to the receiver and may relate to a specific decision or action
   by the receiver or generally.
 Release of confidential information in exchange for financial benefit or some form of non-
   financial benefit or advantage to the employee releasing the information.
 Collusive tendering (the act of multiple tenderers for a particular contract colluding in
   preparation of their bids).
 Payment or solicitation of donations for an improper political purpose.
 Serious conflict of interest involving an Officer acting in his or her own self-interest rather
   than the interests of Council.
 Manipulation of the procurement process by favouring one tenderer over other for
   personal reasons or selectively providing information to some tenderers.

FRAUD AND CORRUPTION FRAMEWORK

Fraud and Corruption Prevention at Council forms part of the organisation’s broader
governance framework and is interrelated with the following documents and associated
procedures:

   Fraud and Corruption Prevention Policy;
   Employee Code of Conduct and associated procedures;
   Councillors Code of Conduct Policy;
   Complaints about Public Officials Policy;
   Public Interest Disclosure Policy;
   Internal Audit Policy;
   Audit Committee Charter; and
   Risk Management Framework.




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