Connect and share with the counter fraud community
Collaboration is key to breaking down silos, creating new learning opportunities and helping us all share better practices and information. We are stronger together and should take advantage of the vast amount of knowledge available across our community.
Information sharing is also critical for preventing and detecting fraud, and should form part of your counter fraud strategy. There are a number of methods and resources available to help you share information. Learn more on the Use Data to Counter Fraud page.
Communities of practice and Practitioner Networks
We are a member of several communities of practice and working groups across Australia and internationally. These groups help to foster collaboration, facilitate shared learning and strengthen engagement with key stakeholders.
Contact us if you would like to find out more about these communities.
We currently run a Pressure Testing Practitioner Network for Australian Government officials to strengthen connections and drive leading edge pressure-testing capability. The Practitioner Network brings together officials practicing pressure testing to learn, share lessons, experiences, and practices to build each other’s fraud control and assurance capability to counter fraud.
Membership is open to Australian Government officials at the EL level who lead or are planning to implement pressure testing activities in their entity.
Contact us with your name, position, branch, entity and contact details to join.
Fraud Awareness Week
Fraud Awareness Week is a 7-day international event run in November each year Hundreds of organisations around the world come together and pledge to spread fraud awareness in their communities. The Centre’s contribution for Fraud Awareness Week includes presentations and discussions on key topics, issues and trends relevant to fraud, risk and governance. The forum provides valuable opportunities to engage with Australian fraud professionals working in the public sector.
In 2024, Fraud Awareness week will be held from November 17-23. The Centre will be promoting this year’s theme and events through our usual stakeholder channels.
Our newsletter provides updates on our future events. Subscribe via the form on our website footer.
Commonwealth counter-fraud contact list
The following is a list of counter-fraud contacts for Commonwealth entities. Contact us to be added to the list.
Different entities involved in counter fraud
Attorney-General's Department
The Attorney-General's Department (AGD) is responsible for Commonwealth fraud control policy. The Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Centre in the department aims to strengthen Commonwealth counter-fraud capabilities.
Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions prosecutes alleged offences against Commonwealth law. This includes Commonwealth offences alleged to involve fraudulent conduct.
Australian National Audit Office
The Australian National Audit Office conducts performance audits of Commonwealth entities. This may include entities’ fraud control arrangements.
Australian Institute of Criminology
The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia’s national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice. It compiles trend data and publishes research and policy advice. It also informs crime and justice policy and practice in Australia by undertaking, funding and publishing relevant research of national significance. It does this by creating a crime and justice evidence base and by establishing a national knowledge centre.
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
The Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity supports the Integrity Commissioner to detect and prevent corrupt conduct, and to investigate corruption issues (including cases involving internal fraud) in prescribed Commonwealth entities with law enforcement functions.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is responsible for enforcing compliance with Australia's competition laws. These laws include criminal and civil prohibitions on fraud in the form of cartel conduct. Cartel conduct occurs when competitors conspire to fix or control prices, rig bids, restrict supply or allocate markets. The ACCC is committed to providing procurement officers within entities with the knowledge and tools needed to detect and report possible collusion by suppliers. The ACCC also runs Scamwatch to help consumers and businesses recognise, avoid and report scams.
Australian Security and Investments Commission
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator. ASIC administers and enforces a range of legislation. The laws we administer give us the powers we need to perform our role. These include powers to register financial services providers, issue financial services and credit licences, regulate and enforce the law. ASIC’s powers are designed to protect consumers against misconduct and harms relating to financial products and services.
State and territory police
State and territory police can investigate alleged criminal activity relating to Commonwealth government programs within their jurisdiction (for example, theft). They can also investigate matters involving fraud against individuals and/or private businesses.