Welcome to the Members’ page for the Corruption Working Group. Here you will find tools and resources to assist you in progressing working group projects.
Contact List
If you would like to get in touch with Working Group members, please contact the PILON Secretariat.
| Country | Name | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nauru | Andie Driu | Director of Public Prosecutions | Department of Justice and Border Control |
| American Samoa | Fainu'ulelei Falefatu Ala'ilima-Uta | Attorney General | Attorney General’s Office |
| Australia | Meg Rudder | Senior Legal Officer | Attorney General’s Department |
| Cook Islands | Lauaki Jason Annandale | Solicitor General | Crown Law Office |
| Cook Islands | Lisa William | Crown Counsel | Crown Law Office |
| FSM | Hon Joses Gallen | Secretary for Justice/Attorney General | Department of Justice |
| Palau | Ernestine Rengiil | Attorney General | Office of the Attorney General |
| PNG | Josephine Advent Pitmur | Deputy Secretary for Justice | Department of Justice |
| RMI | Bernard Adiniwin | Attorney General | Office of the Attorney General |
| Solomon Islands | Rachel Olutimayin | Director of Public Prosecutions | Office of the Director Public Prosecutions |
Draft documents
Published resources
Please visit the Digital Library to download this Working Group’s published documents.
Learning resources
PILON Corruption Working Group – Mutual Assistance Webinar
21 October 2022
On Friday 21 October 2022, the PILON Corruption Working Group delivered a webinar on mutual assistance. The webinar featured speakers from the Solomon Islands Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Australian Attorney-General’s Department, Australian Federal Police, United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, and the International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre. Speakers shared their observations and experiences on international crime cooperation and obtaining evidence through the mutual assistance process.
The webinar is pre-recorded so you can watch it at any time by logging in or signing into the Members Zone/Corruption Working Group (we recommend to use Google Chrome to access the Members Zone).
We hope you enjoy this presentation and please let us know what you think by emailing pilon@pilonsec.org.
The Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network (PILON) Corruption Working Group is pleased to present the third (and final) webinar in our series on Whistleblower Protection. This webinar is entitled Practical advice on setting up a whistleblower policy and reporting mechanisms and is presented by Dr Ashley Savage, an UN-PRAC consultant who specialises in good governance with a particular focus on whistleblowing as a tool to combat corruption. The webinar also features opening remarks by Mr Ronald Talasasa (Director of Public Prosecutions, Nauru) and graphics by Mr Martin Ackerly.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of PILON, or any one PILON member country or government agency.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact pilon@pilonsec.org.
Whistleblower Protection: Webinar 2: Legal and policy protections
The Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network (PILON) Corruption Working Group is pleased to present the second in a series of three webinars on Whistleblower Protection. This video on the topic Legal and policy protections for whistleblowers is presented by Dr Ashley Savage, an UN-PRAC consultant who specialises in good governance with a particular focus on whistleblowing as a tool to combat corruption. The webinar also features opening remarks by Mr Ronald Talasasa (Director of Public Prosecutions, Nauru) and graphics by Mr Martin Ackerly.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of PILON, or any one PILON member country or government agency.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact pilon@pilonsec.org.
Whistleblower Protection: Webinar 1: Developing Comprehensive Whistleblower Protections
The Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network (PILON) Corruption Working Group is pleased to present the first in a series of three webinars on Whistleblower Protection. This video on the topic Developing comprehensive whistleblower protections – An overview is presented by Dr Ashley Savage, an UN-PRAC consultant who specialises in good governance with a particular focus on whistleblowing as a tool to combat corruption. Dr Savage holds a PhD on unauthorised disclosures and whistleblowing, and is the author of several publications on this topic. The webinar also features opening remarks by Mr Ronald Talasasa (Director of Public Prosecutions, Nauru) and graphics by Mr Martin Ackerly.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of PILON, or any one PILON member country or government agency.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact pilon@pilonsec.org.
Prosecuting Corruption: Evidentiary Sources & Pathways (42 mins) – October 2020
The Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network (PILON) Corruption Working Group is pleased to present the first in a series of short online videos focused on prosecuting corruption. In this video, Thomas McPhee – former Australian Prosecution Adviser in Papua New Guinea (PNG) – discusses the various evidentiary sources and pathways to consider in corruption prosecutions.
Speaker Biography: Tom commenced his legal career working in private practice in commercial litigation and criminal law in 2003, before taking a senior role at the Australian Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in 2011, prosecuting complex financial crime matters. In 2015 he took a senior role at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission before moving to PNG with his family in late 2017 as a Senior Prosecution Adviser to the Serious Crime and Dishonesty Team of the PNG Office of the Public Prosecutor. In early 2020, Tom returned home to Western Australia and commenced as an Assistant State Solicitor at the State Solicitor’s Office of Western Australia. Tom maintains various sessional teaching roles at Murdoch University Law School, and Notre Dame University Law School, teaching a range of Law School subjects.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of PILON, or any one PILON member country or government agency.
Contact pilon@pilonsec.org for more information.
Prosecuting Corruption: Analysing & Presenting Evidence in Court (37 mins) – October 2020
The Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network (PILON) Corruption Working Group is pleased to present the second in a series of short online videos focused on prosecuting corruption. In this video, Rachel Olutimayin, Solomon Islands Director of Public Prosecutions, discusses a number of practical tips for prosecutors to follow when analysing and presenting evidence for trial, and discusses the evidentiary challenges of a Solomon Islands case involving larceny, embezzlement and money laundering (R v Philip Bobongi).
Speaker Biography: Rachel commenced as Director of Public Prosecutions in Solomon Islands in July 2019, following almost 12 years in prosecutions advisory roles in Solomon Islands. She was a Senior Lecturer with the University of the South Pacific School of Law from 2001 to 2007. Prior to this, she undertook a range of senior legal roles with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Fiji from 1996 to 2000. She has also previously worked in prosecutions in Swaziland and Nigeria.
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of PILON, or any one PILON member country or government agency.
Contact pilon@pilonsec.org for more information.
Next meeting details
Our next meeting is scheduled for:
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
Type: Videoconference
In advance of each Working Group meeting, the PILON Secretariat will send group members a Zoom link. If you have not received a link by the morning of your videoconference, please contact the PILON Secretariat.
To find some handy guides for best practice engagement in meetings, webinars and workshops held over Zoom, please visit Videoconferencing.
