Supreme Court Judge the Hon. Justice Stephen Hall has been appointed as the new Deputy Commissioner of the Corruption and Crime Commission, commencing 1 July 2026.  

Former Department of Communities contractor Nicholas Rumenos was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment in the Perth District Court on Wednesday, after being found guilty of eight counts of Bribery of a Public Officer.

It is the third conviction stemming from the Commission’s 2022 investigation into allegations of corrupt conduct involving the awarding of Department of Communities country building projects in exchange for financial benefit.

The Corruption and Crime Commission has conducted a review of the WA Police investigation into an incident involving the use of powers by officers, raising concerns with the actions of both the attending officers and the subsequent WA Police investigation, and issuing a recommendation for dedicated police officer training.

During the 2024 – 2025 financial year, the Commission received 2,980 reports and notifications of alleged serious misconduct and police misconduct.

Find out more information about the allegations in our Overview of Serious Misconduct - Year in Review FY 2024-2025.

A report by the Corruption and Crime Commission tabled in Parliament on 10 February 2026 highlights the steps WA Police has taken to address serious misconduct risks associated with the use of police dogs.

The ‘Final Review of WA Police Action into Recommendations on the Deployment of Police Dogs’ outlines the actions taken by WA Police in response to two key recommendations made by the Commission in its 2022 report, ‘A report on the deployment of Police Dogs’.

The Corruption and Crime Commission has released its 2024-25 Annual Report.