Transparency
International ranks Australia as one of the least corrupt nations in the world,
tied with Norway at 85 points. The Australian government wants no less than to
keep that clean image for a long time. This is why companies and government
agencies are required to submit to Australian law, lest they face the strong
arm of justice in or out of the country. For that, they must uphold
transparency in any activity they make, be it marketing strategies or
infrastructure projects.
The
task of transparency falls under the bookkeeper, a person who keeps track of an
entity's activities. Minutes of meetings, receipts, financial reports, and
other documents go to him where they're neatly organized for future use.
Allegations of misuse of funds or other forms of corruption demand no less than
solid evidence. Anything kept by the bookkeeper can serve as evidence to
support or deny these allegations and keep the quality of governance crystal
clear.
Bookkeeping,
in general, has a major role to play in transparency. It has to fight the
$1-trillion industry known as corruption—as per a World Bank report—with
documents, records, or anything that can provide solid proof. Corruption is
present in every economy, which is why measures must be taken to ensure the
trustworthiness of the agency in question. Prevention, according to experts, is
the prime emphasis on this campaign.
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