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Corruption Prevention Network

"Providing Opportunites for Those Involved in Corruption Prevention and Fraud Control to Learn From Each Other
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CPN  2024

CPN FORUM

Our 2024 Forum was a huge success with a great line up of speakers, enthusiastic delegates and volunteers that ensured that we lived up to our title, we not only networked, we soaked up the valuable information from our speakers who helped us to move from being aware of the aspects of corruption  prevention onto how and where to get help to act on that perceived or apparent corruption.

 We  had seven exceptional speakers taking us on a journey from Corruption prevention awareness to ACTION, with advice, examples and how to take that awesome step of reducing the risk of corruption in our workplace.

Our Speaker line up started with our Key note Speaker Commissioner Paul Lakatos, Independent Commission Against Corruption. The emphasis on his presentation was on “take home” information to help our attendees move from ‘ Corruption Prevention – Awareness to Action” by addressing the “Red Flags” we so often miss or ignore. Paul’s examples brought home how easy it is to just not notice those little things that don’t quite add up.

Shannon Armstrong Director, Intel delved into why we think the way we think when we encounter an apparent “misdeed”. Examples of how bias impacts our thinking and can alter outcomes through assumptions and decision making processes. 

Kim Copeland Director,  Avon Consulting took us on a journey of discovery on how to create the right environment which enables people to speak up when something appears amiss in the workplace.

 Roland Winter Executive Director, KordaMentha gave some great pointers on detecting and how to investigate unethical practices by avoiding a conflict of disinterest by fellow colleagues and addressing what is happening around us.

Ben Gauntlett Deputy Commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission emphasised the importance of integrity processes by having a public policy to address corruption in all formats. Ben gave an update on the Commission’s first year in operation sorting out the alleged corruption items referred to the Commission and the lessons learnt.

Gordan Yee  of Sydney Water conducted a very spirited and entertaining ethics awareness refresher talk via a “toolbox talk” from an Investigators perspective.

David Lehmann of PKF Integrity rounded off the day by encouraging the delegates to ensure that the workplace organisation is able to develop a Speak up Culture and having a “Whistleblower” program in place.

CPN Chair Philip Brown rounded off the forum with a huge heart felt thank you to all delegates, volunteers, hosts and speakers for embracing the CPN aim of networking and learning from each other.

A special tribute was given to CPN Forum Coordinator Michael Rhodes who had arranged, managed and pulled together the forum speakers and program. In late August, Michael was seriously injured and died from an accident whilst on holiday in WA.

As a final gesture at the forum the CPN celebrated 30 years with the cutting of a birthday cake by long standing CPN Member, Terry Terkel who stood down as CPN Director after 25 years volunteer service in many positions with the CPN.

For your Diary:

Next year’s CPN Forum will be on Tuesday 23 September 2025 at Macquarie Group Conference Centre, Level 10,

50 Martin Place Sydney.

 

 

 

 

 

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Average number of attendees at CPN Monthly Seminars – 180 / 200

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Source: ACFE 2016 Report to the Nation - 81.1% of organizations had a code of conduct in place at the time the fraud occurred.

Source: Transparency international - Australian Rank 13/180 Globally (2017)

What We do

The Corruption Prevention Network (CPN) primary purpose is to support anti-fraud and corruption practitioners throughout the state of NSW, to better understand the current issues and techniques in today’s market place and bridge the gap between public and private sectors by highlighting risks that span both industries.

The CPN’s strength is in it membership. We welcome participation and we interact with practitioners and members in a number of ways, but all for the same purpose, to raise awareness in skill, capability and to inform on current and emerging fraud and corruption risks.

  • Subscribe to our Membership for:
    • FREE attendance to our face to face seminars
    • Access to many research documents and material
    • Regular communications
    • Invitation to attend our annual CPN forum
    • And much more
  • Knowledge 80% 80%
  • Educational 45% 45%
  • Resources 95% 95%

What We Offer

Education & Training Opportunities

The Corruption Prevention Network (NSW) provides valuable training, knowledge and discussion forums to our membership to enable them to learn and discuss issues relating to fraud, corruption and maladministration. Our strength is in our membership and partnerships in Government and Corporate Industry. We provide seminars free to our membership on a monthly basis and an annual themed forum. We are constantly working to engaged with partners in this journey to excellence including recognised education institutions and other organisations dedicated to the management and mitigation of fraud and misconduct. It is our intention to provide further benefit to our membership through the provision of video streaming of these sessions and in the future a partnership with a recognised VET and University level institutions to provide our members the ability to undertaken career education and programs.

Networking with Peers in Industry

Networking across industries and with like-minded peers is critical to the success of any fraud and corruption prevention practitioner. Our seminars and forums provide an excellent opportunity for all members to engage with other practitioners in a cohesive learning environment. We hold these networking events monthly as part of the seminar series held on a weekday. In addition it is our intention to hold up to four evening seminars in 2018 to allow other members to engage with us outside of standard business hours. Not to mention our annual Forum which will be held in September of each as has been the case for the past 25 years.

Provision of Better Practice Materials for Practitioners

With the advent and update of our technology platform we are implementing the ability for our members to access better practice materials sourced from our membership across Government and Corporate sectors that will be accessible to all members. During its inception this will be available free of charge and as our content grows and expanded this will be moved to a fee for use model to ensure we can continue to provide services to our membership. Content will include video seminar sessions, templates, whitepapers etc. But don’t worry the fees will be kept to a minimum and will be enough to cover our running costs to provide these services to you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is there a cost to join the CPN and attend its seminar series?

A: No, there is no cost to join the CPN or attend our seminars. As we expand our offerings we intend to have a small membership subscription style fee to access our digital content. This fee will cover the costs of video production etc.  but will not be implemented before our trial period ends in 2023.

Q: Do you offer certified training programs with Continuing Professional Education (CPE) points?
 A: Unfortunately, the CPN is not a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and therefore we cannot provide VET or other Qualification frameworks training. However, it is our intention to engage with an RTO in the future in order that our membership can obtain the professional training they require. In relation to CPE we are investigating this at the present time as it has not been something that the CPN has offered and if we are able to structure our seminars to meet the CPE requirements then we will seek to establish this for our members.
Q: Are there any education seminars held outside the Sydney Metropolitan Area?
A: At the current time we only hold our seminars in Sydney as this is where the bulk of our membership are located. We are currently working to enable other areas of NSW to access our materials either via online streaming services or available download. It is not our intention to physically hold forums in any other location in NSW at the present time due to the logistics and the time required of our volunteer management team and presenters who give of their time voluntarily.
Q: What is the content of the seminars and forum?
A: We regularly change our guest speakers and the topics that are covered. The topics will cover areas such as Fraud and Corruption Risk Management and Control, Privacy, Governance, Emerging Issues and Legislative changes, technology etc. Be assured our topics are always focus and relevant to the prevention of Fraud and Corruption.
Q: What type of organisations does the CPN work with?
A: We work and engage with a range of industry groups and Government agencies in NSW and Australia. Our members come from all area in Government (Local, State and Federal) and across multiple industry groups including Finance, Legal, Professional Services, Consulting, Retail and other small, medium and large businesses.
Q: What benefits can the CPN provide to my organisation?
A: The benefits provided by the CPN are in the areas of education and networking with peers in industry and on topics of interest in the management of Fraud and Corruption. This is a cohesive working relationship and not a customer / vendor relationship of any form. CPN services will be of direct benefit to enhancing the knowledge and networking of your staff with like-minded members at low cost and with the ability to obtain some advertising as part of sponsorship of our events.
Q: How does the CPN provide educational opportunities for its membership?
 A: We provide educational opportunities through our industry seminars that engage recognised senior leaders and industry representatives in our area of focus. We also provide resources for use via our website to our membership and we are seeking to expand this through relationships with Tertiary Education institutions to program recognised certifications and qualifications via these partners. CPN will not directly provide this training as we are not an RTO.
Q: I run a business is there any opportunity for sponsorship opportunities with the CPN?
A: As a volunteer organisation we have limited funds sourced from our annual Forum. Last year we commenced a small program of sponsorships to assist with the running costs of the event (and to ensure that costs are kept to a minimum for our members). We are happy to discuss with any partner various levels of sponsorship of the organisation, seminars or our annual forum. However, we are not aligned to any one particular product and we do not endorse or certify any product or service in preference to another. Please see our Sponsorship Page.
“Significant weaknesses in procurement systems facilitated these arrangements, but the fundamental problem from a corruption prevention perspective was a human one: employees were loosely managed and noncompliant behaviour went unchecked, managers lacked the skills to do their jobs properly, and when corruption was suspected or reported managers’ actions were often ineffectual, allowing the corrupt conduct to continue.”
Independent Commission Against Corruption

“The scale, breadth and duration of corruption at the Council cannot be attributed to a few rogue individuals alone. Overwhelming failures in the Council’s procedures and governance framework created significant opportunities for corruption, and they took full advantage.”
Independent Commission Against Corruption

“The ‘tone at the top’ is regarded by many as the single most important factor in an organisation reducing corruption.  The systemic nature of the corruption exposed by this investigation pointed to failings in the management of probity risks at an organisational level, which were indicative of failings in overall governance and management competence”
Independent Commission Against Corruption

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If you have a query, question, suggestion or otherwise want to engage with the Corruption Prevention Network please contact us.  Email  – info@corruptionprevention.net
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