A recent article published by the OAG highlighted factors associated with Fraud Prevention contrast these to how your workplace works: 

The elements that are generally recognised as helping an organisation to successfully prevent fraud are shown here with the percentage of “yes” answers, ordered from highest to lowest; 

• Have a staff code of conduct (91.6%)
• Have managers who understand their responsibilities for preventing and detecting the risk of fraud (89.4%)
• Have a fraud policy (789.0%)
• Take a proactive approach to preventing fraud (77.2%)
• Have employees who understand their responsibilities for preventing and detecting the risks of fraud (73.2%)
• Have a clear policy on accepting gifts or services (71.2%)
• Screen new employees, including criminal history checks (71.0%)
• Communicate their staff code of conduct regularly – annually of biannually (69.7%)
• Designate a person to be responsible for fraud risks, including investigation (67.7%)
• Review fraud controls regularly – annually or biannually (67.0%)
• Communicate their fraud policy regularly – annually or biannually (64.3%)
• Carry out due diligence on new supplies, including credit checks and checks for conflicts of interest (47.5%) and;
• Offer fraud awareness training (23.6%)