The Transport Accident Commission’s (TAC) role is to promote road safety and support people who have been injured on Victorian roads. Its ‘no fault’ injury compensation scheme supports anyone injured in a traffic accident as a driver, passenger, pedestrian, motorcyclist or cyclist, regardless of who caused the accident.
The TAC takes a proactive approach to managing conflict of interest risks that can arise from offers of gifts, benefits and hospitality (GBH).
TAC’s GBH policy is available on the organisation’s website together with an introductory message about the organisation’s position on GBH. TAC further strengthens this approach by requiring employees to proactively engage with suppliers to help develop a culture of ‘thanks is enough’. TAC requires all employees within its centralised procurement branch to refuse all offers of GBH.
TAC’s policy is consistent with the minimum accountabilities for managing gifts, benefits and hospitality in the Victorian Public Sector and includes the following good practice features:
TAC requires its chief executive and divisional heads to attest biannually to the completeness of its GBH register, giving confidence that it fairly reflects expected activity.
TAC produces a comprehensive annual report to its audit committee on risks arising from offers of GBH, with analysis that: