We investigate complaints of corruption and police misconduct across the Victorian public sector, including Victoria Police. By law, we must prioritise serious or systemic corruption for investigation.
Read more about who we investigate and what we investigate.
We may first conduct preliminary inquiries
To help us decide whether to investigate, we can request you to produce information and documents (or other things) as part of a preliminary inquiry.
We can investigate without receiving a complaint
These are called ‘own motion’ investigations and are initiated by our Commissioner.
Only a small number of complaints are investigated
IBAC prioritises its investigations into serious or systemic corruption and misconduct matters.
Many complaints are not investigated because they:
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