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The 2026 Commonwealth Integrity Survey is now open and runs from 17 August to 25 September 2026.

Commonwealth public officials are invited to take part in the survey via their agency-specific link. If you are eligible to participate and have not received the link, please contact your agency's survey coordinator or contact the NACC survey project team: Corruption.Survey@nacc.gov.au

More information for participants is available:

About the Commonwealth Integrity Survey

The Commonwealth Integrity Survey collects observations and perceptions of integrity and corruption within the Commonwealth public sector from Commonwealth public sector employees. The survey:

  • provides participating agencies and the Commission with a better understanding of the nature and extent of corruption in the Commonwealth public sector 
  • supports agencies to assess risks by highlighting indicators that corruption may be occurring 
  • identifies areas to target corruption prevention and integrity efforts, including around employees’ understanding of corruption, integrity culture and barriers to reporting 
  • helps identify changes since the 2024 survey so agencies can assess the impact of corruption prevention initiatives over the last 2 years and identify emerging issues.

The survey is an opportunity for employees to provide anonymous feedback to their agency and the Commission about integrity and corruption issues.

The Commonwealth Integrity Survey occurs every 2 years.

How we use survey insights

The Commonwealth Integrity Survey helps us understand and measure observations and trends relating to integrity and corruption within agencies and across a diverse workforce.

The Commission and agencies can use survey data to identify potential areas of corruption risk and inform anti-corruption strategies and corruption prevention initiatives. This helps to better protect individuals and agencies from corruption.

Survey results 

The Commission provides each agency head with a report on their agency’s results.

These reports are de-identified. Data for small workgroups is aggregated to help ensure individuals cannot be identified.

The Commission also publishes a report on survey results combining the results of all participating agencies. A copy of the overall report from the 2024 survey is available at:

Contact us

Contact the Commission's survey project team: Corruption.Survey@nacc.gov.au.