- The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
- The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
AustraliaMain Legislation
- Criminal Code Act 1995: Articles 70.1-70.6, 141.1-142.3, Chapter 2, Part 2.5 – Corporate criminal responsibility, (English);
- Public Service Act 1999: Part 3, Items 13, 14 and 15; Part 5, Division 1, Items 41A and 41B; Part 6, Division 1, Item 50А, (English);
- Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (English);
- National Anti‑Corruption Commission Act 2022 (English);
- APS Values and Code of Conduct (English);
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule (English).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
- Australian Federal Police, (English);
- Counter Fraud and Anti-Corruption Section, Attorney-General’s Department, (English);
- National Anti-Corruption Commission, (English).
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
- The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1999.
- The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
- G20 Presidency in 2014.
- The documents adopted under Australia’s Presidency are available here.
- APEC’s member since 1989.
- Member of the FATF since 1999.
- Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
- Party to IACA since 2012.
Indices
Overall Score:
77 out of 100
Rank:
10 out of 180
Rank:
37 out of 141
Overall Score:
78 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,80 out of 1
Rank:
11 out of 142
Overall Score:
87 out of 150
Rank:
65 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,26 out of 10
Rank:
12 out of 119
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