Fewer than one third of councils train staff in fraud detection, NSW auditor finds.
NSW’s audit office determines the majority of the state’s councils have poor fraud control procedures, prompting a call for improved funding and training.
Two thirds of the 83 local governments surveyed by NSW’s Auditor-General did not have any fraud control plans that would direct resources to address specific fraud risks they face.
Only 15 councils had conducted any form of risk assessment within the past two years, according to the survey, released on Friday.
The most common weaknesses in councils’ fraud controls were a failure to review fraud risks, tailor responses to address these loopholes or provide sufficient information to staff on identifying and reporting fraud.
The auditor found…
