This Guidance on Good Practice Procedures for Corporate Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Programs
is intended to provide an overview of the matters you will need to demonstrate to show you had adequate procedures to prevent foreign bribery under the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 (Cth).

The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 came into effect on 8 March 2024 and introduced a new corporate offence of failing to prevent foreign bribery. This resource outlines the steps corporations can take to establish an effective anti-bribery compliance program and suggests types of controls to consider when implementing such a program. The guidance sets out 6 elements to assist corporations in establishing ‘adequate procedures’.

This webinar highlights the important role internal auditors can provide as a critical line of defence against bribery and corruption. Topics include Key factors and environments that facilitate corruption and misconduct risks; Preventing corruption: risk assessments, policies & procedures; Detecting corruption: monitoring systems, controls and reporting mechanisms; and Addressing corruption: investigations and responses

This brief provides an overview of the corruption risks and vulnerabilities identified between July 2020 and June 2023 from finalised investigations under the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 and related prosecutions.

The Bribery Prevention Network held a side event at the Africa Down Under Conference on critical legislative, judicial and policy updates in the anti-bribery and corruption space that will have implications for Australian businesses operating at home and in Africa. 

The session highlighted practical tools and resources for Australian business to prevent, detect and address bribery and corruption and promote a culture of compliance.

This resource is designed to assist stakeholders to ask the right questions and hold those responsible for commissioning, selecting and financing public infrastructure to account. The tool provides a practical, easily applicable roadmap to identify and mitigate red-flag corruption hotspots during the process of project selection.