Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC)

What Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) does

IBAC is Victoria's independent anti-corruption agency, established under the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 and fully operational since 2013. It succeeded the Office of Police Integrity and is entirely separate from the government of the day, accountable to Parliament through the Parliamentary Integrity and Oversight Committee. Headquartered in Melbourne with 142 employees, the agency investigates serious and systemic corruption in the Victorian public sector and police, with jurisdictional reach across 15 sectors including state government, local government, Victoria Police, parliament, the judiciary, corrections, health, education, and transport. It serves multiple customer segments: public sector bodies subject to mandatory notification obligations, police personnel, and the general public who can report corruption through multiple channels.

The agency's core product surface is built on a web-based service delivery platform. It comprises online complaint forms (~20 minutes to complete), downloadable PDF/DOC forms in 20+ languages, an information report service supporting anonymous submissions, a mandatory notification service for heads of public sector bodies, and a public interest disclosure (whistleblower) service with legal protections. Supporting these are a Resource Centre of sector profiles, special investigation reports, e-learning modules, guidance materials, and interactive data dashboards (the Allegations Dashboard and Investigation Process Dashboard). Channel reach extends through podcasts, webinars, community forums, and targeted social media campaigns such as 'You have the right to not remain silent.' Stakeholders include the three core integrity agencies (Victorian Ombudsman, VAGO, Integrity Oversight Victoria) and supporting partners such as the Local Government Inspectorate, OVIC, and the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.

IBAC operates on a government appropriation revenue model rather than commercial revenue, so all services are provided free of charge to the public. Pricing is fixed at zero; the agency accepts anonymous complaints and provides multilingual support to maximize accessibility. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through self-service digital channels, telephone hotlines, mail, and field engagement with public sector bodies via mandatory notification processes. Major operations include Operation Perseus (14 convictions, VBA-related), Operation Leo (Moonee Valley councillor bribery), Operation Richmond, and the Operation Fig recommendations to Victoria Police. Recent outputs include the IBAC Strategy 2025-28, Annual Plan 2026/27, and Community Engagement Strategy 2024-27, signaling continued programmatic expansion within a stable statutory mandate.

Name

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC)

Legal name

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission

Website

https://ibac.vic.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IBAC is Victoria's independent statutory anti-corruption agency, investigating serious and systemic public sector corruption and police misconduct across 15 sectors. It serves the Victorian public, government bodies, and police through multilingual reporting channels, investigations, mandatory notifications, and prevention resources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Anti-Corruption Oversight

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL)

Keywords

• Anti-corruption investigation
• Public sector integrity
• Police misconduct oversight
• Whistleblower protection services
• Corruption prevention resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: IBAC is a Victorian government statutory authority funded through the state budget. Services are provided free of charge to the public.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IBAC is Victoria's independent anti-corruption agency that receives, assesses, and investigates allegations of serious or systemic corruption across the Victorian public sector and police misconduct within Victoria Police. It provides complaint and information reporting channels (online, downloadable forms in 20+ languages, telephone), whistleblower protections via the Public Interest Disclosure framework, coercive investigations including public and private examinations, mandatory notifications from heads of public bodies, and publishes special investigation reports, sector risk profiles, guidance materials, e-learning modules, and integrity forums to prevent corruption.

Product overview

IBAC (Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission) is Victoria's anti-corruption agency offering a unified platform of reporting, investigation, and prevention services. The core offering consists of complaint submission mechanisms (online forms, downloadable PDF/DOC forms in 20 languages, and information report services), investigation services with public/private examinations, and mandatory notification handling for principal officers. Supporting these are a Resource Centre with sector profiles, special investigation reports, guidance materials, e-learning modules (including contract management risk training), and events/forums for integrity education. The products operate as an integrated system where the reporting services feed into investigation workflows, supported by prevention resources and public dashboards for transparency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Complaint Form A digital form on the IBAC website enabling members of the public, public sector employees, and police personnel to submit complaints about corruption or police misconduct, taking approximately 20 minutes to complete.
• Downloadable Complaint Forms Complaint forms available in PDF and DOC/DOCX formats in 20+ languages (Arabic, Chinese Simplified/Traditional, Spanish, Khmer, Hindi, Croatian, Dari, Greek, Italian, Karen, Korean, Macedonian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Turkish, Vietnamese) for individuals unable to use the online form.
• Information Report Service A pathway for providing information about suspected corruption without making a formal complaint, taking approximately 12 minutes and accepted anonymously.
• Mandatory Notification Service A service enabling heads of departments, council CEOs, and principal officers to notify IBAC of suspected corrupt conduct, potential public interest disclosures, or allegations of police misconduct as required by law.
• Public Interest Disclosure Service A whistleblower protection service that assesses complaints as Public Interest Disclosures, providing extra legal protections including identity confidentiality and immunity from civil/criminal liability for disclosers.
• Resource Centre An online repository containing compliance reports, corporate reports, e-learning modules, forms, guidance materials, newsletters, investigation summaries, research reports, sector profiles, special reports, and webinars/podcasts.
• Sector Profiles Detailed profiles examining corruption risks in 15 specific sectors including Health, Government Departments, Courts/Legal/Judiciary, Commerce/Recreation, Regulators, Corrections/Youth Justice, Local Government, State Government, Transport, Victoria Police, Construction/Manufacturing, Education, Emergency Services, and Government-Funded Organisations.
• Events and Forums Corruption prevention and integrity forums, conferences, and webinars including regional Public Interest Disclosures forums and International Anti-Corruption Day events.
• Investigation Process Dashboard An interactive visual flowchart explaining IBAC's complaint handling and investigation process, showing how complaints are assessed, investigated, and resolved.
• Corruption and Misconduct Allegations Dashboard A data dashboard providing a public breakdown of allegations received by IBAC about Victoria Police, state and local government, with filtering by sector and allegation type.

Quantifiable outcome

• Handles over 4,000 allegations of corruption and police misconduct annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Victorian OmbudsmancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Victoria's three core integrity agencies working together to protect public sector integrity. The Victorian Ombudsman investigates administrative actions of state government departments, local councils and statutory authorities.
• Victorian Auditor-General's Office (VAGO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Victoria's three core integrity agencies. VAGO provides independent assurance to Parliament and the community on the state's financial integrity and performance.
• Integrity Oversight VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOversight body that scrutinizes all three core integrity agencies (IBAC, Ombudsman, VAGO). Receives complaints about IBAC and its officers.
• Victorian Public Sector CommissionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides guidance and tools for effective conflict of interest management across the Victorian public sector, supporting IBAC's corruption prevention work.
• Local Government InspectoratesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory body for local government in Victoria, handling complaints about council operations and breaches of the Local Government Act.
• Office of the Victorian Information CommissionersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHandles privacy concerns and information privacy matters, working alongside IBAC on integrity and data protection issues.
• Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights CommissionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAddresses workplace discrimination and human rights issues, collaborating on cases involving human rights breaches by police or public sector.
• Judicial Commission of VictoriasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceives complaints about judicial officers and VCAT members, works with IBAC on judiciary oversight matters.
• Parliamentary Integrity and Oversight CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParliamentary committee that oversees IBAC's work and receives annual reports and special reports on major investigations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Australian National Audit Office (ANAO): Federal-level audit and integrity oversight body. Comparable independence model and parliamentary accountability, though operates at federal jurisdiction rather than state.
• Victorian Auditor-General's Office (VAGO): Provides independent assurance to Parliament on financial integrity and performance of Victorian government. Sister agency in Victoria's integrity system with adjacent but distinct financial audit mandate.
• Victorian Ombudsman: Sister integrity agency in Victoria. Overlaps in investigating administrative actions of state departments, local councils, and statutory authorities; complementary rather than duplicative jurisdiction.
• Integrity Oversight Victoria: Oversight body scrutinising Victoria's three integrity agencies (IBAC, Ombudsman, VAGO). Comparable in integrity ecosystem role; receives complaints about IBAC officers themselves.

Direct peers

• NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC): NSW's independent anti-corruption agency. Closest direct peer: operates under similar statutory framework, investigates public sector corruption and police misconduct, and has comparable examination and reporting powers.
• Crime and Corruption Commission (Queensland): Queensland's integrated anti-corruption and crime commission. Directly comparable in mandate (public sector corruption plus organised crime), investigative powers, and oversight of state police.
• South Australian Independent Commission Against Corruption (SA ICAC): SA's independent commission against corruption. Comparable statutory agency covering public sector corruption, with similar investigation, examination, and reporting powers.
• Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission: WA's anti-corruption body with jurisdiction over police and public sector. Comparable in oversight scope, mandatory notification regime, and publication of special reports on systemic corruption.

Emerging players

• Transparency International Australia: Civil society organisation focused on anti-corruption advocacy and research. Comparable in producing corruption data, sector risk profiles, and integrity indices; operates alongside rather than in competition with IBAC.

Others

• KPMG Forensic (Australia): Big-four forensic and integrity services practice. Operates in adjacent anti-corruption advisory, fraud investigation, and ABAC compliance space — a private-sector counterpart that public agencies and regulated entities engage for parallel integrity work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@IBACvideos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibacvic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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