Public Reporting of Corruption Matters: Research Report for the Independent Crime and Corruption Commission Reporting Review

This report has been written for the purpose of informing the Independent Crime and Corruption Commission Reporting Review (the Review). The Review was established was following the High Court decision of Crime and Corruption Commission v Carne [2023] HCA 28. The High Court held that while the CCC could report generally in relation to the performance of its corruption functions, it does not have the ability to publicly report on individual corruption matters through s 69(1)(b) or any other provision of the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 (Qld).

The overarching purpose of the Research Report is ‘to identify any principles that might inform the development of a public reporting model’. A number of very specific areas of focus relating to the effect of public reporting on the public sector, on public confidence, in relation to the weighing of reporting against reputational damage, and empirical research on community standards or expectations were set by the Review for focus.