Governance and Rule of Law: A Case Analysis of Task Force Bax

This case study analyzes the Task Force Bax investigation, initiated by the New South Wales Crime Commission, which scrutinized alleged police misconduct and corruption within the police force. The investigation revealed potential breaches of the rule of law and ethical standards, focusing on Detective Sergeant Irwin and his alleged involvement with a drug supplier. The analysis considers the commission's findings, the importance of ethical conduct, and the implementation of governance strategies to prevent corruption. The report examines the commission's recommendations for improving police conduct, including risk management, informant management, and auditing processes, thereby highlighting the significance of good governance and adherence to the rule of law within law enforcement. The case underscores the need for effective oversight, ethical training, and robust internal controls to maintain public trust and ensure justice.

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Answer to question 1
In the case the police integrity commission was noticed by the crime commission
department of New South Wales that it assumed the police officer of the New South Wales while
performing his duty has facilitated the condemned drug supplier with the private police data. The
sentenced drug supplier was at that time under the electronic surveillance as the portion of the
investigation by crime commission department, Operation Gyrnea (Gilligan et al. 2017) The law
enforcement officer was identified as the Detective Sergeant Irwin who during that period
connected to the Task Force Bax. The order of suppression remain in force on name of drug
dealer was encountered trial on several matters. Task force bax is regarded as the special
investigation department the task of which was to inquire the criminal conduct that is centered on
King Cross. It was primarily established on 22 February 1996 within police service of New
South Wales under the grub of senior management committee consisting of assistant
commissioner region support, state commander, assistant commissioner south region and
assistant commissioner social agencies (Egeberg, McConney and Price 2016). Therefore on 30
May an agreement was entered into by Crime commission and commission, the commission
initiated an inquiry on the issue of police corruption that come to picture by Operation Gynea. To
provide the investigation the joint task force was created between two departments in pursuance
to Section 17 of Police Integrity Commission Act, 1996. In between November and June 1996
the commission gathered data as well as evidences relating to probable misconduct committed by
the police officer engaging associates of Task Force bax. Thus it recorded the conversation
between Irwin and other associates of Task Force Bax by employing listening devices. Thus the
alleged conversation facilitate evidence that Detective Sergeant Mc Donald and Irwin were
engaged to distort the path of justice by damaging the fingerprint proof implicating J2 in

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persuasion of drug related crime. Thus the commission conduct range of public hearings in
connection to Task Force Bax, the general purpose of which was to inquire improper practices,
misconduct as well as corrupt conduct engaging the associates of New South Wales Police
Service that is connected to previous Task Force bax. Police misconduct is nor particularly
described by act but involves police corruption, the commission of disciplinary offence or any
criminal offence by police officer. Furthermore the corrupt activities within the meaning of
Independent Commission Against Corruption Act, 1988 that engaging law enforcement officer
and matters regarding the complaint that was made under Police Services Act, 1990 (Krygier
2017). The evidence that was heard by the commission emphasizes the significant character of
the police manager especially first line managers in identifying and eradicating the misconduct
amongst the staff. The commission regard the evidence heard at the public hearing specifies that
actual nature of the Irish connection with J2 went undetected as the straight impact of the
administrative loopholes in the task Force Bax. Thus in consequence to the evidence that is
collected during the investigation by commission, Irwin, Mc Donald as well as J2 was accused
with the allegation of conspiring to distort justice.
Answer to question 2
The practical mechanism for setting out and harmonizing the high standard of the ethical
conduct good and integrated governance for the elected officials as well as civil servants rest on
the knowledge of New Zealand, Australia, Korea, UK, Ethiopia and Moracco. The
implementation of the significant ethical codes as well as behavior to be efficient require to
assisted by the series of other devices , leadership and training by the political leaders and
managers (Pimentel 2016). The attention requires to be contribute to the systematic threat which
could decline coherence to the central ethical values of the public sector in addition to that

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commitment to the appropriate and good governance as well as preparing necessary management
and political responses. In the context of strengthening the ethical impact of the civil servants as
well as reinforcing method to assist professional ethics, novel techniques require to be
implemented to harmonize procedure of decision making that is competent ethically. Therefore it
is required for formulation of ethical culture that assist the professional obligation, self-control
and also to aid the rule of law (Nedzel 2018). In regard to the development of administrative
practices as well as procedures that enhance ethical integrity and values, novel and suggested
pro-ethics legislation need efficient application through for instance the efficient professional
administration method which aid the entrenchment of ethical principles set forth in “Civil service
Code of Ethics”. The specific strategy that required to be enforced in response to efficient
solution to the governance issue involves the following.
 Efficient legislation that require civil servant to provide cause for the official decisions
for instance the freedom of the information legislation.
 Management method that motivate the public officials as well as civil servants to pact
optimistically with the issue of unethical practice and corruption at the time they
encounter with (Friedman and Pnomarenko 2015).
 Implementation of whistleblower protection law to safeguard the proper “public interest
disclosures” of the wrongdoings that is committed by the officials.
 Ethical auditing to determine the risk as to the integrity of major significant procedures
for instance financial management, recruitment, tendering, discipline and dismissal.
 Novel strategies of human resource administration for instance the ethical performance
with the advancement and entry as well as the ethical “under-performance” with the

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disciplinary procedures, recruitment and promotion rest on merits, anti-discrimination
safeguards.
 Development and training in the perspective and justification of the ethical codes, the
implementation of the principles of ethical management, the appropriate application of
the official authority and necessitates of the professional obligations (Campagnolo 2018).
 Efficient internal and external compliant as well as redress processes.
 Furthermore to create anti-corruption department under the legislation which safeguard
the public for reporting the issue of corruption, many nation have establish and also
enforce the higher obligation on the public officials and civil servants on the basis of
mandatory reporting on the cases of suspected corruption as well as official misconduct
involving relevant violation of the fundamental ethical codes. Therefore miscarries to
report on reasonably or known suspected cases might be implemented as the basis for the
disciplinary action to be adopted as against the civil servants (Blackwell 2019).
Answer to question 3
The operation of the commission as set forth in Section 14, 14A, 15 of Act.
Section 14 set forth the functioning of the commission in respect to the police conduct as
well as education program. Firstly to commence inquiry into or auditing of any feature
for the purpose of ascertaining as to whether the misconduct of the law enforcement
officer or any situation that might be contributing to the police misconduct (Cheesman
2015). Secondly especially to regulate the standard of administration of and the inquiry
conducted within the police service as well as undertaking audit of those inquiry. Thirdly
to make strategies regarding the issue of police corruption education programming, police

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corruption prevention program as well as identical program that is employed within the
Police Service or Ombudsman or Independent Commission as against the corruption for
police service. Fourthly to advice the law enforcement officers other concerned
authorities on the manner in which the police misconduct might be prevented. Fifthly to
report and monitor the effectiveness and conduct of yearly audit of Protective Security
Group of Police Service as enumerated under Part 3 of Police Services Act, 1990. Sixthly
to ascertain and report on the strategies as to the prospect of Protective Security Group of
the Police service that is entail in the report on special review of group under Part 3 of
Police Services Act, 1990 ad to report and monitor in the performance as well as
efficiency of that reconsideration. The commission must make recommendation as to
whether the consideration should or should not be provided to the prosecution or taking
other disciplinary measures against the individual in pursuance od subsection 16 (1)(b). It
might also make recommendation for implementing measures that is regarded should be
adopted in connection to the subject of opinions or assessments or the impact of such
inquiry (Ferguson 2019). The recommendation made by the commission involves the
following
 The police service [provide consideration to formulate a standardized risk management
methodology of \corruption that the managers within the police service may apply to
ascertain the risk as well as tailor particular strategies for the zone of obligation.
 The police service formulate as addendum to Informant Management manual processes
that describes the connection between the Special expenses allowance and other aspect of
special informant management structure especially reporting and recording of contact

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within the community sources, registered informants or prospective informant in addition
to that payment to the authorized informant from the o0fficial fund sources.
 The detailed audit section of police service actively perform audit to evaluate the
effectiveness and efficiency of the processes on both non specialist and specialist zones
of police service.
 The police officer revise the margin of effectiveness and compliance of the novel
procedures that is presented in submission to commission to discourse the procedural and
management shortcomings disclose during Operation jadess public hearings. The review
must be performed within twelve months hence and the result of the same to be
communicated to the commission.
 Upon appointment the auditor oblige for carrying out the strategic and qualitative
auditing of reform procedures initiated by Royal Commission review the efficiency of
recruitment of crime agency outline in police service submission on 13 February 1998.

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