What happens after you make a referral

When you make a referral, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will:

• assess whether it raises a corruption issue
• decide how it will handle the matter under the NACC Act

Our Service Charter sets out: 

• what you can expect from us 
• how we handle your report 
• how to make a complaint about your experience

Can I tell anyone?

Publicising referrals has the potential to prejudice investigations and can cause unfair damage to reputations. 

However, unless there is a non-disclosure notation under s 95 of the NACC Act or direction under s 100(1), you can tell others that you have: 

• contacted us
• made a referral
• have been asked to attend an interview
• received a request for information. 

As assessment or investigation of a matter progresses, the NACC may place rules or restrictions on referrers and witnesses in relation to what information they can and cannot share. See If you're involved in a NACC investigation.