All businesses are required to comply with rules and regulations, including, for example, taxation and superannuation rules, employee entitlements, health and safety legislation, public health orders, etc. The risk of non-compliance ranges from legal and financial penalties, status loss (registration, licence, etc.) to loss of reputation, which in turn could adversely impact business relationships and […]

 Local Councillors play a fundamental role at the community level in our democracy. They participate in shaping the places they live in and act in the best interest of their communities. In so doing, they come to understand the most difficult and most critical pressures facing their communities. Local Government is often a training ground […]

We're thrilled to announce our strategic alliance with CT Management Group (CTMG), one of Australia’s most trusted providers of local government professional services. This alliance is a big step towards expanding our range of services to new locations across Victoria and Queensland. The partnership is the result of a close professional relationship that we are […]

In most public sector jurisdictions, internal audit is a mandatory requirement. There will always be some routine “tick and flick” type audits that will be required from time to time to confirm the adequacy of controls for generic activities. But effective Internal Audit is about so much more than the old “tick and flick”. Ever […]

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published a new version of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) on 31st March 2022. The new standard V4.0 provides a baseline of technical and operational requirements designed to protect payment data and will replace version 3.2.1 to help combat emerging threats and technologies. The new requirements […]

Over the last few years both State-based and International anti-corruption bodies have been busily dealing with a steady stream of fraud and corruption cases. This has included well-publicised cases involving all levels of Government, as well as organisations across the Not-for-Profit and Private sectors. No industry, occupational group or sector is immune from the threat […]

We all started last year with high hopes, not realising that it would end up being a virtual repeat of 2020. It's taught us to be a little warier. And so, going into 2022, many organisations are feeling more cautious than optimistic. While hope can push us forward, there is nothing wrong with combining this […]

Last Friday, ABC News carried a story about the Board of building materials maker, James Hardie, dismissing its chief executive, Jack Truong. The Board had conducted “extensive due diligence to provide for a sincere change in Mr Truong’s behaviour”, but employees made further complaints about how he treated them. The company shares lost 4.1% on […]

In mid-November 2021, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (the ICAC) made public the report on its investigation into the sourcing of software systems for the Western Sydney Institute of TAFE (WSI). This investigation concerned allegations that the WSI Finance Manager and another Finance Officer accepted payments totalling approximately $449,000. The Finance Manager also accepted […]