Main Roads WA audit exposes fraud and corruption risks on $2.4 billion infrastructure projects

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Main Roads failed to properly manage fraud and corruption risks on major transport infrastructure projects worth $2.4 billion, exposing taxpayers to big financial losses, an audit…

Main Roads failed to properly manage fraud and corruption risks on major transport infrastructure projects worth $2.4 billion, exposing taxpayers to big financial losses, an audit of the department has found. WA’s Auditor-General today tabled a damning report compiled after the financial watchdog examined three big transport jobs. Acting Auditor-General Aloha Morrissey said Main Roads had failed to ensure mandatory fraud and corruption safeguards were implemented, with key controls governing so-called alliance projects between the Government and private contractors absent or poorly implemented.

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