Proposed federal Icac won't be able to prevent corruption, critics say

Fears Coalition's integrity commission won't be able to publicly probe systemic issues

Transparency campaigners have warned the drafting of the Coalition's proposed federal anti-corruption commission would prevent it from holding public inquiries into relatively benign failures of integrity policies, undermining its ability to prevent future corruption.

Many state-based corruption agencies have the power to hold public inquiries into systemic integrity issues, like the failure of lobbying laws or gaps in the donation disclosure systems.