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Independent Statutory Authority
Justice and Law Enforcement

Independent Commissioner Against Corruption NT

https://icac.nt.gov.au/

Annual Budget

$8M

NT 2025-26 Budget
Flat vs prior year
Staff

30

Headcount (2024-25)
Key Documents & Links
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

To support and improve integrity in Northern Territory public administration through the discharge of statutory functions [AR p.13]

VISION

The highest standards of integrity in Northern Territory public administration [AR p.13]

PURPOSE

To support and improve integrity in Northern Territory public administration through the discharge of statutory functions [AR p.13]

Strategic priorities

· 5

1

Identifying and investigating improper conduct

2

Protecting persons who assist in detecting improper conduct

3

Preventing, detecting, and responding to improper conduct

4

Overseeing referral entities

5

Performing other functions conferred on the ICAC

Outcomes

· 1

Outcome 1: Integrity in public administration

The ICAC aims to ensure integrity in public administration through its statutory functions, including investigations, referrals, and prevention activities [AR p.10]

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Investigations of improper conduct
  • Referrals to other entities
  • Prevention and education activities

Values

· 6

Integrity

Independence

Fairness

Courage

Accountability

Public interest

Performance measures

· 8

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

Allegations received

Allegations received

300

370

Annual Report 2024-25
Not achieved

Assessments completed

Assessments completed within 20 business days of receipt of report

>= 90%

99%

Annual Report 2024-25
Achieved

Average time

Average time (in days) to complete an investigation

365

Not available

Annual Report 2024-25
Not available

Referrals to other public bodies

Referrals to other public bodies with a direction to report back

40

58

Annual Report 2024-25
Achieved

Reviews or evaluations completed

Reviews or evaluations completed

4

Not available

Annual Report 2024-25
Not available

Percentage of review recommendations accepted

Percentage of review recommendations accepted by agencies

>= 90%

Not available

Annual Report 2024-25
Not available

Education and prevention activities

Education and prevention activities conducted

100

135

Annual Report 2024-25
Achieved

Satisfaction rate

Satisfaction rate of participants on face to face and online learning sessions

>= 75%

91%

Annual Report 2024-25
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ICAC-NT-Strategic-Plan-2022-26_web.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ICAC-NT-Strategic-Plan-2022-26_web.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

2823d57edf99049927bc5e8f81902b1db9e29d18.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

2823d57edf99049927bc5e8f81902b1db9e29d18.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ICAC-NT-Strategic-Plan-2022-26_web.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ICAC-NT-Strategic-Plan-2022-26_web.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ICAC-NT-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

2823d57edf99049927bc5e8f81902b1db9e29d18.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

2823d57edf99049927bc5e8f81902b1db9e29d18.pdf)

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