Australia
OECD member since 1971
This set of indicators covers countries’ strategic frameworks on anti-corruption. These could consist of a single strategy or be spread across multiple strategies, but all strategies must be adopted at the highest level of government (council of ministers/cabinet, president or parliament/congress). Data for OECD members was published in 2021 and 2024 with information relating to 2020 and 2023, respectively. Data for non-OECD countries was published in 2024, with information relating to 2023.
| ARG | AUS | AUT | BRA | CAN | CHL | CRI | CZE | DNK | EST | FIN | FRA | GRC | IRL | JPN | KOR | LVA | LTU | LUX | MEX | NLD | NOR | PER | POL | PRT | SVK | SVN | ESP | SWE | TUR | UKR | USA | ARG | AUS | AUT | BRA | CAN | CHL | CRI | CZE | DNK | EST | FIN | FRA | GRC | IRL | JPN | KOR | LVA | LTU | LUX | MEX | NLD | NOR | PER | POL | PRT | SVK | SVN | ESP | SWE | TUR | UKR | USA | OECD_AVG | OECD_AVG | APAC_AVG | APAC_AVG | EU27_AVG | EU27_AVG | Eurasia_AVG | Eurasia_AVG | LAC_AVG | LAC_AVG | BEST | BEST | BEST | ALL_AVG | ALL_AVG | ALL_AVG | OECD_ACC_AVG | OECD_ACC_AVG | OECD_PARTNER_AVG | OECD_PARTNER_AVG |
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| 90 | 70 | 40 | 90 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 60 | 50 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 100 | 90 | 30 | 80 | 70 | 100 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 40 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 40 | 70 | 100 | 90 | 70 | 40 | 90 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 60 | 50 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 100 | 90 | 30 | 80 | 70 | 100 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 40 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 40 | 70 | 100 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 60 | 60 | 81.7 | 81.7 | 70 | 70 | 81.7 | 81.7 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 80 | 70 | 79.7 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 70 | 70 |
List of indicators for Effectiveness of internal control and risk management
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Top performing and underperforming criteria in Australia
This table shows the criteria within this dataset where the selected country performs the most above and below average. OECD countries are compared to the OECD average and partner countries are compared to the partner country average. Only criteria fulfilled by less than 40% of countries are shown as leading, and only criteria fulfilled by more than 40% of countries are shown as lagging.
Audit plans in at least half of sample organisations include integrity-specific objectives aimed at reducing fraud and other public integrity risks. | 16% of OECD countries fulfill | 3% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | Leading | |
Audit plans in all sample organisations use data from an entity-wide risk register and the IA function’s risk assessment to select areas to audit within the defined audit universe. | 18% of OECD countries fulfill | 6% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | Leading | |
At least half of sample organisations conducted external quality assurance of the IA function within the last 5 years. | 21% of OECD countries fulfill | 6% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | Leading | |
Regulations specify the objectives of IC. | 63% of OECD countries fulfill | 9% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | Lagging | |
Standards of conduct and ethical behaviour are published and applicable for members of parliament. | 55% of OECD countries fulfill | 9% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | Lagging | |
Standards of conduct and ethical behaviour are published and applicable for other political appointees. | 53% of OECD countries fulfill | 9% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | Lagging |
All central government institutions that are required to implement IC reported on actions taken to the central function responsible for IC policy in the latest full calendar year. Data not available | 21% of OECD countries fulfill | 6% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | ||
The annual reports on IC and/or IA from the past 3 years present the rates of implementation of IA recommendations. | 11% of OECD countries fulfill | 6% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | ||
The annual reports on IC and/or IA for the past 3 years are publicly available. | 34% of OECD countries fulfill | 9% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | ||
The annual reports on IC and/or IA were shared with the SAI for the past three years, if not publicly available. | 34% of OECD countries fulfill | 9% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | ||
The latest annual reports on IC from the past 3 years included summary statistics of auditing, and a summary of selfassessments of internal control and risk management activities. | 21% of OECD countries fulfill | 3% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | ||
The latest annual report on IC and/or IA contained a dedicated section or data on integrity, anti-corruption or fraud risks and controls. | 8% of OECD countries fulfill | 3% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | ||
More than 50% of public bodies covered by IC provided a self-assessment report regarding the maturity of their IC systems during the latest full calendar year. Data not available | 18% of OECD countries fulfill | 3% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | ||
An intergovernmental organisation has conducted a review of the IC or IA system within the past 5 years. | 11% of OECD countries fulfill | 9% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill | ||
The SAI has conducted a review of the IC or IA system within the past 5 years. | 32% of OECD countries fulfill | 3% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill |