The second APSAC Conference — Australia’s leading anti-corruption conference — will be held in Brisbane over four days in July 2009. It is held in Australia every two years, and is a joint initiative of the Crime and Misconduct Commission (QLD), the Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW), and the Corruption and Crime Commission (WA). This is a significant opportunity for Australian and international public officials to learn about contemporary anti-corruption trends and strategies, and to network with senior representatives of leading Australian public sector agencies. This year’s conference will also be of particular interest to health administrators, tertiary institutions and agencies providing services in remote locations, with sessions focussing on each of these areas.

Robert Needham Chairperson, CMC The Hon Jerrold Cripps QC Commissioner, ICAC The Hon Len Roberts-Smith RFD, QC Commissioner, CCC

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1 July 2009 The conference program is supported by an impressive line up of senior practitioners and commission representatives who will be chairing each session: The Hon. Len Roberts-Smith RFD, QC (Commissioner, Corruption and Crime Commission) Dr Robert Waldersee (Executive Director, Corruption Prevention, Education and Research, ICAC) Helen Couper (Director, Integrity Services, CMC) Dr A J Brown (Professor of Public Law, Griffith University) Philip Nase (Commissioner, CMC) Theresa Hamilton (Deputy Commissioner, ICAC) Philip Moss (Commissioner, Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity) Roger Watson (Director (Designate), Corruption Prevention, Education and Research, CCC) Dennis Budz (A/Deputy Director, Misconduct & Policing, CMC) Barbara Etter APM (Assistant Commissioner, Western Australia Police) Dr Irene Froyland (Director, Corruption Prevention, Education and Research, CCC) Dr Margot Legosz (Director Research and Prevention, CMC) The Hon. Greg Smith SC, MP (Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption, NSW Parliament) Michael Strong (Director, Police Integrity, Office of Police Integrity) Professor Tim Prenzler (Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University) Ann Gummow (Commissioner, CMC) The Hon. Matt Benson (Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission) Paul Hoolihan (Chair, Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee) Judith Bell (Commissioner, CMC) Dr David Gow (Commissioner, CMC) Kerry O'Brien (ABC Television)

1 June 2009 Do you want to know what is happening in other states? Is there police corruption in New Zealand? How do they manage corruption prevention in our neighbours to the north? Register for APSACC 09 and plan to come to the ‘International perspectives’ session, but only if you are prepared to be involved in a frank and lively interaction. See you at APSACC 09

Tony Fitzgerald Inaugural Lecture 28 July 2009 Enjoy a drink and canapés at the APSACC welcoming reception at the Sofitel between 5 and 7pm on Tuesday 28 July, then head to the State Library of Queensland to The Griffith University — Tony Fitzgerald Inaugural Lecture. The lecture commemorates the 20 year anniversary of the Fitzgerald Report, a watershed in Australia's political history, the international guest speaker is The Honourable Arthur Chaskalson, former President of the Constitutional Court and Chief Justice of South Africa until 2005 and a member of former President Nelson Mandela's defence team. Don't miss the opportunity to participate in both events being featured in Brisbane this July. Further details about the lecture are available on the Griffith University website at: www.griffith.edu.au/tony-fitzgerald-lecture-series-and-scholarship or download the lecture flyer.

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APSACC 2009 Highlights

The conference will provide the latest information on how to take responsibility for enhancing integrity in the public sector and to fight the risks of complacency about corruption; it will help delegates realise they don’t have to battle corruption alone. The program includes an impressive line-up of high profile speakers and presenters: The Honourable Anna Bligh MP, Premier of Queensland will officially open the conference. Chief Justice of Queensland, the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, will deliver the day one plenary address. The day two plenary session will include a special video interview with Chris Masters, the former Four Corners journalist; in an interview with Quentin Dempster, Mr Masters will provide a unique insight into the Fitzgerald years, a significant part of Queensland history. The Tone at the Top session provides an opportunity for leading police from across Australia to discuss the role of executive officers in promoting integrity and professionalism in policing. Acclaimed international speakers include Professor Alan Lawton, from the University of Hull, UK, author of over 80 books and articles on public sector ethics, and Professor Indira Carr from the University of Surrey, UK, Kevin Brosseau of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Chair of the New Zealand Independent Police Conduct Authority, the Honourable Justice Lowell Goddard. The conference dinner will see the return of Bryan Dawe — well known political satirist, appearing as his alter-ego Sir Murray Rivers QC, a pompous, politically incorrect, former Victorian Supreme Court Judge. The CCC, ICAC and CMC will provide interesting and topical case studies from recent investigations. The conference will conclude with Kerry O’Brien hosting an entertaining and informative hypothetical with an anti-corruption bent exploring the topic ‘Queensland — beautiful one day and desperate for the developer dollar the next!’ View the conference program.