fraud | control policy
The Royal Australian Mint (Mint) has adopted a Fraud Control Policy in line with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines (2002). Our aim is to reflect best practice in identifying and controlling our fraud risks.
The Mint is committed to protecting its assets from any attempt, either by members of the public, contractors, sub-contractors, agents, intermediaries or its own employees from dishonestly obtaining a benefit, either tangible or intangible, by deception or other means (fraud).
This policy is designed to protect public money and property, protect the integrity, security and reputation of the Mint and maintain a high level of service to the community consistent with good governance.
This is to be achieved by:
- Actively preventing, detecting and investigating fraud;
- Fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans that comply with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines;
- Referring offenders to appropriate agencies where necessary;
- Seeking civil, administrative or disciplinary sanctions were appropriate;
- Recovering proceeds of fraudulent activity;
- Being accountable to parliament and reporting to government;
- Maintaining and improving appropriate fraud control standards;
- Training our employees in security and ethical management, and fraud awareness issues; and
- Ensuring any fraud control contractor has the required specialised training.
The Mint actively seeks to raise awareness of fraud control among staff and to foster and maintain the highest standards of ethical behaviour by compliance with the Guidelines on Official Conduct for Commonwealth Public Servants, Public Service Act 1999 - APS Values and APS Code of Conduct and Mint Values.
The Mint also aims to promote an environment that encourages staff involvement in the strategies to prevent fraud and to encourage all Mint employees, either ongoing, non-ongoing or on contract, to report all suspected instances of fraud without fear of prejudice or recrimination.
The Commonwealth Government, its agencies and in particular its employees, act as protectors of the public purse. The community has, rightly, an expectation that Commonwealth employees acknowledge and fulfil their responsibility to protect public money and property. The Mint and all Mint employees actively support these policies and procedures.
Janine Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
Royal Australian Mint