If your disclosure meets the requirements of the

offers

protection of your identity and any reprisals relating to

your disclosure (IBAC assesses and may investigate).

Disclosures may be made verbally, in writing,

or anonymously, and must be kept confidential.

You can make a disclosure:

Directly to IBAC (see contact details below)

Confidentially speak to Council’s Protected

Disclosure Coordinator/Officer, or if a Council

employee - your supervisor, manager or director (or

to the supervisor, manager or director of the person

you believe may be engaged in corrupt or fraudulent

behaviour)

Gather all the evidence you can and provide clear details

of the situation, but do not investigate the matter

yourself.

If your disclosure involves a

Member of Council you must contact

IBAC directly: Phone 1300 735 135 or online

www.ibac.vic.gov.au

Remember:

Fraud and corruption is serious and will NOT be

tolerated at Brimbank City Council.

If you suspect or see something unusual, tell the

right person so it can be confidentially investigated.

Read the policies and procedures or speak to the

Protected Disclosure Coordinator/Officer so you

know what rights, responsibilities and protections

are available to you.

It is a criminal offence to disclose information

relating to a Protected Disclosure. Council and the

whistleblower have a responsibility to keep the

disclosure confidential.

If your disclosure involves a Member of Council, you

must contact IBAC directly.

Fraud

Awareness

Protected Disclosures

9249 4000

info@brimbank.vic.gov.au

PO Box 70

Sunshine VIC 3020

Refer to Council’s website at

www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/fraudawareness

for more information, including contact details,

and policies and procedures relating to Fraud

and Protected Disclosures.

Contact us

Brimbank City Council

Protected Disclosure Coordinator

Telephone:

9249 4053

Email:

confidential@brimbank.vic.gov.au

Post:

Attention: Protected

Disclosure Coordinator,

PO Box 70 Sunshine VIC 3020

(Mark CONFIDENTIAL)

191 - 0519

Brimbank City Council manages millions of dollars

of revenue and expenditure each year and billions

of dollars in assets. Council is responsible for proper

collection and spending of this money.

Brimbank City Council is committed to the highest level

of integrity and ethical conduct and to protecting its

revenue, assets and intellectual property from fraud.

There are measures in place to prevent, detect and

respond to fraud and corruption.

The Council, employees, volunteers, contractors and

agents of Council must act with integrity and must

never engage in fraudulent or corrupt conduct.

Fraud

is any dishonest or deceptive act that causes a

financial loss to another, eg.

buy goods using Council funds for personal use

use Council credit card for personal purchases

create fake supplier accounts and invoices.

Common examples of fraud are:

theft of cash or funds

unauthorised use of credit card

theft of material or equipment

false invoicing

false expense claims

misuse of equipment

changing or misleading reporting of financial

information

sale or use of information for personal gain

misuse of position to gain personal advantage

tax evasion

money laundering.

Corruption

is where a person abuses a position of trust

for personal gain, or acts contrary to the interests of the

employer, eg.

use position at Council to assign contracts to friend/

family

accepts bribes/kickbacks in hiring or purchasing

misuse Council information or equipment.

The Council, employees, contractors, volunteers

and agents of Council have a responsibility to act

with integrity and refrain from corrupt or fraudulent

behaviour.

All employees, especially supervisors and managers,

are responsible for ensuring measures are in place to

prevent, detect and respond effectively to fraud and

corruption.

IBAC (the Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti

corruption Commission) investigates serious misconduct

and is the clearing house for assessing Protected

Disclosures.

What do you do if you suspect fraudulent

behaviour? What is your responsibility?

Fraud is unethical and against the law. You are

encouraged to speak up if you suspect fraud or

corruption.

Employees are required to report any breach of the Code

of Conduct, including fraud and corruption.

A member of the community that has any concerns

relating to fraud or corruption at Brimbank City Council is

encouraged to report that concern to Council or IBAC.

If the matter does not involve a Member of Council, an

employee may report their concerns to the supervisor,

manager, director or Council’s Protected Disclosure

Coordinator/Officers (contact details are available on

Council’s website).

A member of the community may report their concerns

to Council’s Protected Disclosure Coordinator/Officers or

IBAC (contact details are available on Council’s website).

Council will take all reasonable steps to protect your

identity, and protect you from any reprisals relating to

your disclosure. You should also take reasonable steps to

protect your identity and the disclosure.

dishonest activity causing

actual or potential financial loss to any person or

entity including theft of monies or other property

by employees or persons external to the entity and

where deception is used at the time.

Australian Standard AS8001:2008

• dishonest activity where a director, executive,

manager, employee or contractor acts contrary

to the interests of the entity

• abuse of position of trust to achieve personal gain

• any conduct that is immoral, improper or

dishonest

Australian Standard AS8001:2008