Fraud and corruption

A message from the Chief Executive Officer

We are committed to a high standard of ethical and accountable conduct and will support and protect the reporting of wrongdoing.

Sutherland Shire Council has zero-tolerance of fraudulent or corrupt conduct by its councillors, employees, contractors, suppliers and volunteers to the Council. Further, Sutherland Shire Council does not tolerate detrimental action taken against people who come forward to report suspicions of such conduct.

We will take action to prevent, detect, investigate and manage fraudulent and corrupt conduct. Where appropriate or required by law, we will report fraudulent and corrupt conduct to the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the NSW Police Force.

For more information, please see Council's Fraud and Corruption Prevention Policy - PDF - 201 KB.

If you wish to provide information about suspected fraudulent or corrupt conduct, please contact Council’s Public Officer or fill in our online reporting form or you can call our confidential Hotline on 1800 961 389.

Alternatively, we respect your decision to disclose alleged wrongdoing through external reporting avenues.

Useful links to external reporting avenues

• Independent Commission Against Corruption – to report alleged corrupt conduct
• NSW Ombudsman – to report alleged maladministration
• Information and Privacy Commission NSW –  to report alleged government information contravention
• Office of Local Government – to report serious and substantial waste