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Integrity at Cladding Safety Victoria

Cladding Safety Victoria is committed to maintaining a strong integrity culture.

Cladding Safety Victoria (CSV) is committed to maintaining a strong integrity culture and to being accountable for the way in which it delivers its activities in the public interest. Information about particular processes that are in place to support integrity at Cladding Safety Victoria is available on this page.

Fraud and corruption

Cladding Safety Victoria has zero tolerance for fraudulent and corrupt activity.

Fraud involves dishonest conduct causing actual or potential loss and involves deceptive behaviour. Corruption occurs when someone in a position of authority uses their position for their own personal gain or advantage. Some examples of fraudulent or corrupt activity include bribery, theft of money or property, collusion between suppliers, falsifying records and reports, improper use of funds and undisclosed conflicts of interest.

If you have any concerns about suspected fraud, corruption or improper conduct relating to CSV or CSV projects, you have a number of options for making a report.

Direct to Cladding Safety Victoria

You can make a report directly to Cladding Safety Victoria by sending the details to csvintegrity@claddingsafety.vic.gov.au.

Stopline

Stopline is an independent hotline where you can seek advice about a matter of concern or make a report. Reports can be made to Stopline using a webform, by phone, email or mail. You may choose to report anonymously and choose how much of your personal information is shared with Cladding Safety Victoria.

You can call Stopline on 1300 304 550 or visit the CSV Stopline website.

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC)

IBAC is the Victorian agency responsible for preventing and exposing public sector corruption. Reports about Cladding Safety Victoria can be made directly to IBAC (anonymously if you wish).

Mail: GPO Box 24234, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Phone: 1300 735 135
Website: www.ibac.vic.gov.au/reporting-corruption/report

You can also seek protections under the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 by making a public interest disclosure to IBAC. Further information about public interest disclosures is available on their website.

Your personal information when making a report

Any personal information you share with Cladding Safety Victoria or consent to be shared with Cladding Safety Victoria will be collected by Cladding Safety Victoria in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 and Public Records Act 1973.

Cladding Safety Victoria collects this information to:

  • fully consider, assess and investigate (as applicable) the matter/s raised in your report
  • keep you informed about actions taken, as appropriate and subject to confidentiality provisions
  • undertake data analysis and reporting.

If you choose not to share your information with Cladding Safety Victoria, this may limit Cladding Safety Victoria’s ability to fully assess the matter/s raised in your report and to keep you informed about Cladding Safety Victoria’s response to your report.

The information you provide to Cladding Safety Victoria may be shared:

  • with Victorian Government departments or entities where CSV is required to do so
  • with professional practitioners where CSV needs to seek advice on or external investigation of matters raised
  • with other third parties for assurance purposes (such as audits) or where it is obliged to provide the information legally or in accordance with government or CSV policy.

Gifts, benefits and hospitality

Cladding Safety Victoria takes a strong position on gifts, benefits and hospitality to preserve the integrity of decision-making and to avoid possible conflicts of interest. Staff are not able to accept any offers of gifts, benefits or hospitality and must declare any offers made. All stakeholders, including suppliers, are discouraged from making offers of gifts, benefits or hospitality to Cladding Safety Victoria employees.

Policy

Our policy and processes set out our standards for the management of gifts, benefits and hospitality.

Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy
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Register of reportable gift offers

We must keep a register of all reportable gift offers and publish a de-identified copy for each financial year that complies with privacy laws.

Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register 2024-25
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Date offeredRecipient: Note that all declined GBH offer
recipients are de-identified in accordance with the
VPSC guideline
Donor organisationPosition of offerorReason offeredBusiness associate (Yes/No)Description of the offer of gift/ benefit/ hospitalityEstimated valueDecision regarding offerBusiness reason for acceptance (if applicable)
30/10/2024Chief Executive OfficerWestpacPublic Sector Victoria Relationship ManagerLearning and networking eventYesInvitation to Westpac Economic Luncheon with Chief Economist$98.19Accepted hospitality at the eventOfficial business
event relevant to
understanding
economic trends
impacting CSV
06/11/2024

Legal Counsel

Acting Senior, Procurement and Contracts Officer

Sparx SolutionsHuman Resources and Marketing ManagerAnnual Christmas party celebration with clientsYesInvitation to Annual Christmas Party at Yarra Botanica$50.00DeclinedN/A
03/12/2024Office Manager and EA to the CEOResolve XOPartnerChristmas giftYesHamper$50-100DeclinedN/A
09/12/2024Office Manager and EA to the CEOGPTProperty ManagerChristmas giftYesHamper$50-100DeclinedN/A
17/12/2024

Director, Cladding Rectification

Senior Manager, Contracts and Delivery

Case MeallinDirectorChristmas giftYesDonation to two charities -
Red Nose Australia and
Cure Cancer - on behalf of
CSV in lieu of Christmas
gift
UnknownDeclined (there was
no opportunity for
CSV to accept or
refuse the offer)
N/A
23/12/2024Director, Cladding RectificationRMGDirectorIncluded with Christmas cardYesBranded biro pen$1.00AcceptedDue to low value of
gift, a declaration
form was not
completed
18/03/2025Chief Executive OfficerLaw Institute of VictoriaHead of Learning TransformationThank you for
presentation at a
forum run by the Law
Institute
NoVoucher$50.00Declined (returned subsequent to event)N/A
03/03/2025Chief Financial OfficerWestpacLending Service
Manager, CIB
Operations
Donation on behalf of
CSV if the CFO
completed a customer
survey
YesDonation to Ronald MacDonald House$20.00Declined (survey not completed)N/A
03/03/2025Chief Operating OfficerCSV Board MemberCSV Board MemberLearning and networking eventNoInvitation to attend the
Australian British Chamber
of Commerce (ABCC)
International Women’s Day
breakfast
$195.00Accepted hospitality at the eventOfficial business
event relevant to
women's leadership
development and
opportunities for staff
transitioning to new
roles
Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register 2023-24
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Date offeredRecipient: Note that all declined GBH offer
recipients are de-identified in accordance
with the VPSC guidelines
Donor organisationReason offeredDescription of the offer of
gift/benefit/hospitality
Estimated valueDecision regarding offer
05/07/2023Chief Executive OfficerAustralian Institute of Building
Surveyors (AIBS)
Thank you gift for CSV presentation to
AIBS members
Haighs chocolates and AIBS keep cup$60.00Accepted and donated to CSV
staff event
08/09/2023Executive Director, Program Delivery10th International Risk Engineering
Conference
Thank you gift for keynote CSV
presentation at a conference
Bottle of wine$53.00Accepted and donated to CSV
staff event
14/12/2023Director, Cladding RectificationRMGIncluded with Christmas cardBranded biro pen$1.00Accepted
20/12/2023Senior Manager, Contracts and DeliveryGeneral Industry Surveillance (GIS)End of year thank you gift to teamFavourites chocolates$15.00Accepted and donated to CSV
staff event
2/04/2024Executive Director, Program Delivery +
one senior management colleague
Forefront EventsSenior technology leadersDigital Workplace Summit VIC all day event including interactive panel discussions, roundtables & networking sessions$3,990.00Declined
22/04/2024Chief Executive OfficerWestpacInvitation to attend eventCEDA Victoria State Budget Address
2024, with Treasurer Tim Pallas presenting
$188.11Accepted

Further information

For further information about our gifts, benefits and hospitality policy, please contact us.

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