Workshop facilitators are experienced local and international practitioners. NIS workshops are open to Symposium delegates and non-delegates to register and attend.
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Full Day Electronic Evidence Gathering 9:00am - 4:30pm
Objective
Workshop participants develop practical skills with outcomes including the ability to respond in the appropriate manner to incidents involving the gathering of electronic evidence.
These incidents may be misconduct and/or criminal matters including the downloading of pornography, the sending of inappropriate emails or accessing websites in contravention of organisational policy. Other issues may involve stealing intellectual property or breaching confidentiality obligations.
During the workshop, participants will learn a structured procedure of first response that will assist in the preservation of evidence and presenting evidence should the matter proceed into a formal investigation. Participants will receive an electronic manual.
Content
During the workshop, participants complete the following modules:
• identifying electronic evidence
• legal issues in gathering electronic evidence
• electronic evidence continuity
• initial response procedures
• using forensic software
Who will attend
People who as part of their duties are required to respond to matters that may involve the gathering of Electronic Evidence will benefit from doing this workshop. This may include supervisors, team leaders or office managers in addition to workplace investigators, human resource officers and IT staff.
This course is focused on functional skill development but it is also valuable for those who need to understand the concept of electronic evidence at a higher organisational level in developing policy. The workshop is suitable for people with or without technical knowledge in the field of information technology.
Facilitators:
Geoffrey Campey, Digital Forensics Expert, MCCA Australia
Gary Coulthart, Managing Director, MCCA Australia
Full Day Open Source Intelligence and Forensic Accounting 9:00am - 4:30pm
Objective
• Workshop participants develop practical skills with outcomes including the ability to access online resources that can enhance discovery and outcomes.
• Workshop participants will also develop an understanding of how and why fraud continues to occur in the workplace, explore various forms of fraud/asset misappropriate (through case studies), differentiate between the roles of auditors and forensic accountants and appreciate the various evidence available to identify and prosecute fraudsters
Content
During the workshop, participants complete the following modules:
Open source intelligence:
• Advanced social media data mining
• Obtaining intelligence on phone numbers and email addresses
• Location intelligence using open source platforms
• Deep web applications
• IP and domain name intelligence
• Image and reverse image searching
Forensic accounting:
• Understanding how fraud/asset misappropriation continues to occur in today’s workplaces
• Proactive steps you can undertake to identify the warning signs of fraud/asset misappropriation in the workplace
• Differentiating between the responsibilities/roles of management, auditors and forensic accountants
• Appreciating the extensive evidence available to forensic accountants to investigate fraud/asset misappropriation in both the investigation and prosecution of fraudsters
Who will attend
Investigators, lawyers, intelligence analysts, auditors, procurement officers, accounting professionals, senior management, probity advisors, security vetting officers, employees engaged in risk and threat assessment, insurance and regulatory professionals.
Facilitators
Gavin Whalebone, Principal Intelligence Analyst, NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption
Kathleen Clough, Senior Forensic Accountant, NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption
Full Day Investigating Serious Incidents in the Disability Sector 9:00am - 4:30pm
Objective
In the context of investigations arising in a disability services setting, participants will gain an understanding of the following:
• The fundamental principles underpinning quality investigations: impartiality, avoiding and managing conflicts of interest, confidentiality, procedural fairness, and providing reasons for decisions.
• How to identify, gather and store evidence, and how to weigh the available evidence when making decisions.
• How to conduct effective interviews with witnesses, particularly witnesses who have cognitive disability or communication support needs.
• Making findings and how to present them in an investigation report.
• Managing the various stakeholders who have a relevant interest in an investigation and its outcome.
Content
This workshop is designed to give investigators practical information to help guide their investigations into serious incidents involving people with disability. It covers techniques in gathering and securing evidence, and includes helpful information about interviewing people with cognitive disability and other communication support needs. While reiterating the fundamentals for conducting all quality investigations, this course includes case studies focusing on the particular challenges investigators are likely to face when investigating matters involving vulnerable adults in a disability setting. The course also covers weighing evidence, affording subjects of investigation procedural fairness and making findings.
Who will attend
The course is geared towards investigators and disability service staff tasked with conducting investigations, and heads of agencies and managers who oversee or review investigations.
Facilitator
Steve Kinmond, NSW Community and Disability Services Commissioner & Deputy Ombudsman
Half Day Building Institutional Integrity 9:00am - 12:30pm
Objective
Workshop participants will develop insights into how integrity can be developed strategically and systematically in the workplace, and develop practical tools for developing and maintaining trust.
During the workshop, a number of short real-life cases will be used to integrate participants’ own experiences and existing knowledge.
Content
The workshop will enable participants to:
1. explore the drivers of workplace misconduct
2. examine the mechanisms for ethical performance
3. review and discuss the key components necessary for a robust integrity management system
4. investigate how organisations can build trust.
Who will attend
• supervisors, managers and executives in public sector organisations and NGOs
• people working in change management, governance, audit and managing improvements from the outcomes of investigations.
Facilitator
Michael Macaulay, Associate Dean (Professional Programmes) Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Half Day A Guide for Watchdogs: When to Bark and When to Bite 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Content
This half-day workshop comprises key sessions from the Ontario Ombudsman’s world renowned training program Sharpening Your Teeth – advanced investigative training for administrative watchdogs. Hundreds of ombudsmen and administrative investigators from all over the world have taken the Ombudsman’s course to hone their techniques.
Session 1: Getting to Yes – 1.5 hours
Building productive, collaborative relationships and establishing your credibility are key to laying the groundwork for getting your recommendations accepted. Learn the best strategies for ensuring your recommendations are implemented – from crafting a fair and reasonable report, to working with the public sector body during the preliminary reporting process, to timely monitoring and follow-up. The Ontario Ombudsman will also present a case study based on his recent investigation into inmate segregation, ‘Out of Oversight, Out of Mind’.
Session 2: Getting Your Message Out – 1.5 hours
What if you conduct a systemic investigation, complete with a strong report and recommendations, and no one hears about it? This session will focus on making your investigation public, through news media and social media, maintaining your public profile, telling your story, and reaching the widest possible audience, to ensure your work makes a public impact. Discussion will include strategies for getting and keeping the public’s attention through good media relations and monitoring, report packaging, news conference planning and stakeholder relations through digital and social media.
Who will attend
The course is geared towards investigators and staff involved in investigations, including heads of agencies, managers and supervisors who oversee, conduct or review investigations.
Facilitator
Paul Dubé, Ontario Ombudsman