BackIn February 2016, Western Australian Ombudsman and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia, Chris Field was a lead presenter in the University of Western Australia Faculty of Law short course Government Accountability: Law and Practice.
In February 2016, the Western Australian Ombudsman and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia, Chris Field, co-presented with Professor Simon Young, USQ School of Law and Justice, and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia a short course Government Accountability: Law and Practice.
The short course explored:
- Theories of society, government, rulemaking, accountability and integrity;
- Advanced Administrative Law;
- Integrity in government and its agencies;
- A law and economics analysis of governance accountability;
- Contemporary issues in government accountability; and
- Keeping accountability agencies accountable.
The short course featured presentations from a number of prominent Western Australians both as guest presenters and as members of an interactive closing panel. Guest presentations were given by:
- Mal Wauchope, Public Sector Commissioner;
- The Hon John McKechnie, Corruption and Crime Commissioner;
- Colin Murphy, Auditor General; and
- Sven Bluemmel, Information Commissioner.
The panellists were:
- Sue Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, Water Corporation;
- Sharyn O’Neill, Director General, Department of Education; and
- Lyndon Rowe, Chairman, Synergy.
Source: Ombudsman Western Australia
