Abstract
Corruption has been much discussed in Australia over the last few years and interest has been hightened recently through the revelations of police officers in Queensland. By the way, Australia's prosecution system is derived from England. Accordingly, in New South Wales [NSW], there was not an avenue of criminal procedure by the public prosecutor. For that reason, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption [ICAO] Act 1988 was established. The operations of the ICAC have been expected by the public, and it has produced satisfactory results. However the ICAC has been anxious about the exercise of its investigative function, as evidenced by the fact that the ICAC has never used its police powers. Additionally, there are same problems with the operation of increase space the ICAC. These are the broad definition of corrupt conduct and the Commission's power to issue itself a research warrant. Although we should be understood against the there has been an atmosphere of some criticism surrounding the establishment and operation of the ICAC, there are valuable lessons which can be learned from this process.
