A federal integrity system at the crossroads: Australia

This chapter reports upon the date collected as part of the National Integrity Systems Assessment project which was a linkage research project funded by the Australian Research Council and a number of industry partners. The project commenced in 1999 and finished in 2004. The material presented in chapter was based upon surveys and interviews with key Commonwealth agencies. Key shortcomings are identified in the approach that the Federal government has taken to integrity. In particular, the lack of an overarching anticorruption body like those in many Australian states.