Beware the buyers, warns ICAC Commissioner

Of all the many functions carried out by government agencies, procurement is one of the riskiest in terms of corruption.

Procurement staff may have greater opportunity than most to benefit themselves or their associates through corrupt conduct, and the goods and service providers they deal with may be motivated to try to corruptly influence procurement decisions.

A recent ICAC investigation uncovered almost $19 million in improperly allocated contracts that were awarded to companies owned by RailCorp employees, their families and/or friends in return for more than $2.5 million in corrupt payments.

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