(1) This Rule outlines the University of New England's commitment to fraud and corruption prevention. (2) This Rule is designed to mitigate the University's exposure to maladministration, fraud and corrupt conduct by establishing a governance framework that will identify and reduce the possibility of these type of incidents occurring. (3) The UNE Fraud and Corruption Prevention Rule is based on the Australian Standard AS 8001-2008 Fraud and Corruption Control (pending revision), ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations 4th edition February 2019, and the NSW Auditor-General Better Practice Guide Fraud Control Improvement. (4) This Rule applies to all (5) The University is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic, business and personal integrity. (6) The University promotes an organisational culture that will not tolerate any act of maladministration, fraud or corrupt conduct. (7) The University will develop a Fraud and Corruption Control Plan which will: (8) Any suspected or actual incidence of maladministration, fraud or corrupt conduct must be reported immediately. Staff should do so in accordance with the University's Fraud and Corruption Control Plan or the Public Interest Disclosure and Whistleblower Policy and Procedures. (9) The University will investigate allegations of fraudulent or corrupt conduct. Staff misconduct will be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the (10) This is a (11) The Director Audit and Risk is the nominated authority to administer this Rule and to coordinate the creation of procedures that apply under this Rule. The procedures must be consistent with this Rule. (12) All (13) Corrupt conduct is defined in sections 7 and 8 of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 and includes: (14) Note: A full definition is available in section 8 of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988. (15) Fraud means an intentional act by one or more individuals among UNE representatives or students involving the use of deception to obtain an unjust or illegal advantage. (16) Fraud Control Plan means the fraud management approach for the University and, where applicable, it's controlled entities. (17) Maladministration is defined by Section 11(2) of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 and involves action or inaction of a serious nature that is: (18) Public official - as defined in section 3(1) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988. A Public official means an individual having public official functions or acting in a public official capacity, and includes the following: (19) Note: The University is a public authority under sub section (d) of the definition of a public authority in section 3(1) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988. (20) Note: A full definition of a Public Official is available in section 3(1) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988.Fraud and Corruption Prevention Rule
Section 1 - Overview
Section 2 - Scope
Section 3 - Rule
Principles
Authorisation
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Section 4 - Definitions
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