Confidential information: unauthorised access, disclosure and the risks of corruption

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Queensland’s public sector agencies handle a variety of sensitive and confidential information. What may seem a simple “peek” by a public servant at someone else’s personal data is not only an invasion of privacy, it’s potentially a criminal offence and grounds for investigation by the Crime and Corruption Commission.

What are the corruption risks associated with access to and disclosure of confidential information? And how well are agencies learning the lessons from investigations of those complaints, to reduce the risks of such inappropriate access recurring?