Federal Icac to cover private contractors working for government, attorney general says

Mark Dreyfus expands jurisdiction of proposed anti-corruption watchdog to include companies awarded commonwealth contracts worth billions of dollars

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Private contractors who have worked for the federal government could be targeted by Labor’s proposed national integrity commission, the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, has revealed.

Dreyfus on Friday will make clear that “contracted service providers” have been added to the proposed jurisdiction of the federal Icac – an upgrade from Labor’s election policy which appeared to omit the private sector.

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