In order to overcome these problems and prevent them from occurring in the first place, local governments need to employ closer monitoring, greater compliance with governance frameworks, and embed an organisational wide culture that encourages employees to raise concerns and assures their protection in this occurrence.

With this in mind, ahead of the Australian Financial Crime Summit 2020, we caught up with Alan MacSporran, QC Chairperson at the Crime and Corruption Commission Queensland. Alan outlines strategies and best practice for local governments to follow as a means of reducing internal misconduct.