Each year in November, we join more than 1000 organisations across the world in support of International Fraud Awareness Week (16–22 November 2025).
This year’s theme, Preventing fraud is a team effort – don’t sit on the sidelines highlights the importance of taking action to prevent fraud from occurring.
Fraud and corruption can take many forms, and it isn’t just about stealing money. Fraud occurs when someone dishonestly and deliberately obtains or attempts to obtain property, gain a benefit, or cause a loss or detriment to another person or organisation. Fraud can have a very real and negative impact on public sector agencies, communities, businesses and individuals.
Results from our recent Corruption Perceptions Survey showed that virtually all respondents agree it’s important that public sector employees behave with honesty and integrity (98 - 100% across all cohorts), and three quarters (75%) of respondents would report corruption if they witnessed it. We also know that there are many people who may feel uncertain about what is fraud or corruption and how to report it.
The CCC has the following resources available to assist Queensland public sector agencies and the community in raising awareness and increasing understanding about the risk of fraud and corruption: |
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We encourage you to get involved in Fraud Awareness Week this year. We all have a role to play in identifying, reporting and preventing fraud and corruption in the public sector.
We also have a communication kit available if you would like to share Fraud Awareness Week content with your staff or stakeholders.
For more information about preventing fraud, the following agencies also have resources available.
The Queensland Audit Office is the independent auditor of the public sector. It provides independent, valued assurance and insights.
They have a suite of useful resources on their website to support Queensland public sector agencies raise awareness about fraud prevention, including:
- How understanding the ‘fraud risk triangle’ can reduce employee fraud risk
- Keep fraud risks front and centre in 2024
- Fraud and corruption self-assessment tool
- Fraud risk assessment and planning model
- Are your everyday internal controls strong enough to prevent a fraud attempt?
- Identifying fraud hot spots
The Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Centre was established in 2019 to strengthen the counter-fraud capability of Australian Government entities.
They have a range of resources to help support your fraud prevention efforts on their website.
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners reduces occupational fraud worldwide by empowering anti-fraud professionals with leading-edge training, resources and professional certification.
Their website is a leading source of fraud prevention knowledge for government agencies around the world.
