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| Who runs the CCC? |
A Commissioner and executive team run the CCC. In addition to the Commissioner, Mr Roger Macknay, QC, the Commission currently has one Acting Commissioner, Mr Mark Herron. |
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| What is misconduct? |
Misconduct occurs when a public officer abuses their authority for personal gain, causes detriment to another person, or acts contrary to the public interest.
For a more comprehensive legal definition of misconduct, please refer to the Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003.
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| What is corruption? |
Corruption is included in the most serious form of misconduct. |
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| Who can report misconduct? |
Anyone can report misconduct to the Commission. |
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| Do public sector agencies have to report misconduct to the CCC? |
Yes. Under the Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003 all agencies must report misconduct. |
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| Who oversees the CCC? |
A Parliamentary Inspector and a Parliamentary Committee oversee the CCC.
The Parliamentary Inspector audits the CCC’s operations and deals with misconduct allegations against CCC staff, should they arise. Both the Parliamentary Inspector and the CCC report to a Parliamentary Committee.
The current Parliamentary Inspector is The Hon Christopher Steytler QC.
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| What is the Corruption and Crime Commission and why was it established? |
The Commission was established on 1 January 2004. As a permanent investigative commission, it has the same powers as a Royal Commission.
It was set up to help public sector agencies minimise and manage misconduct, and in doing so, improving the integrity of the public sector. In addition, the Commission assists State police to combat organised crime by granting them special powers.
The Commission has jurisdiction over all Western Australian public officers government departments, government instrumentalities, boards, universities and local governments. |
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| What are the main functions of the Commission? |
The Commission has three main functions:
- Prevention and education function, assisting agencies to prevent misconduct
- Misconduct function, ensuring allegations and information about misconduct are appropriately dealt with
- Organised crime function, assisting WA Police to combat organised crime.
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| How does the Commission carry out its functions? |
The Commission works to:
- Help public sector agencies properly deal with allegations of misconduct
- Investigate some allegations of serious misconduct
- Provide advice to public sector agencies about the systems they use to reduce the incidence of misconduct
- Granting special powers to WA police in relation to organised crime.
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