3 Feb 2021 | Holes in history, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency
The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has written to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission over the destruction of recordings of witness testimony. … A total of 550 people provided personal accounts to the confidential committee as part of a five-year...22 Jan 2021 | Inaccurate records, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance
The NSW premier’s office broke state record-keeping laws by shredding documents related to a pork-barrelling scheme, a watchdog has found. … An adviser to the premier in October told a parliamentary committee she shredded “working advice notes” showing...11 Apr 2018 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance
David Livingston was convicted of unauthorized use of a computer system for arranging a password that enabled a private contractor to clear hard drives in the premier’s office before Kathleen Wynne took power. In his ruling, Lipson said Livingston “deceived” the...11 Apr 2018 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency
The Department of the Interior’s internal watchdog office has concluded that it cannot determine whether an unusual and controversial reassignment of dozens of senior employees ran afoul of federal law – because top Interior officials failed to document how they made...21 Aug 2017 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Ethics, Holes in history, Inaccurate records, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency, Systemic failure
Eileen Cummings was raised by missionaries on remote Croker Island, off the Top End’s north coast, for decades unaware that her family was living just across the water. “Years later we found that if I went across the bay (Van Diemen Gulf)… I...7 Mar 2017 | Inaccurate records, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency, Systemic failure
Furness said poor record keeping and information sharing about abuse was “systemic” across all institutions. The royal commission has identified that poor record keeping is a systemic issue which affects the response of many institutions to allegations and instances...10 Jun 2016 | Ethics, Holes in history, Lack of transparency
Records from a boys’ home that is set to be the focus of a case study at a royal commission into child sexual abuse are being held at the University of Newcastle, it has emerged, after it was believed the records had been destroyed or had gone missing. …...
15 Feb 2016 | Inaccurate records, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency
The headline flew around the globe like wild fire. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published their long-awaited draft fracking drinking water study and concluded: fracking has had no widespread impact on drinking water. But if you’ve had your ear to the...2 Feb 2016 | Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Lack of transparency
The Commonwealth Bank does not currently have advice files for more than one in 10 of the cases registered for its compensation scheme for victims of dodgy financial advice. A CBA update on Tuesday said that of the more than 9000 cases registered under its open advice...24 Mar 2015 | Alteration of Records, Breakdowns in Accountability, Exposed through audit, Inappropriate Disposal or Destruction, Lack of transparency, Non-compliance, Operational Failures, Systemic failure
After a nine-month probe, the VA’s Office of Inspector General made 35 recommendations to address shoddy record-keeping, bungled claims, inadequate security, and poor working conditions at the Philadelphia office. Scrutiny at its Germantown facility –...
