Submission | Consideration of a Deferred Prosecutions Scheme

The Australian Government is considering options to facilitate a more effective response to corporate crime through encouraging greater self-reporting by companies. A key focus of this consideration is a possible Australian deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) scheme. The Australian Chamber opposes corruption.  We support endeavours to uncover and respond to corruption risks. This submission addresses the Australian Chamber’s initial reaction to the discussion set out in the Issues Paper.  Whilst the Australian Chamber would prima facie be supportive of the introduction of DPAs a great deal would depend on their specific terms and the need for them to be supervised by the judiciary, as discussed in our submission available for download below.