Liar, Liar - dealing with dishonesty

 

Effective CME decision-making often depends on the veracity of information supplied by key stakeholders, including consent holders, contractors, consultants, and members of the community at large.  False or inaccurate information provided to compliance officers can result in an investigation or enforcement action going off track and lead to adverse consequences to the environment/community.  In addition, with the advent of AI and other advanced technology it is becoming easier to create and disseminate misleading or even false information, and harder for compliance officers to detect it.  We will analyse some case studies of dishonesty that arise in environmental compliance context, and discuss practical methods/tools available which can be deployed to recognise, mitigate, and ideally overcome the risk.

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Learning outcomes include:

 

• Understand how to recognise common examples of dishonesty in CME

• Understand potential risks and pitfalls arising from dishonesty in CME

• Practical tips for corroborating information in accordance with applicable legal constraints

• Understanding what tools to deploy to respond effectively and lawfully to dishonesty, including through the use of technology

• Explore what works/doesn’t work to manage the risk, by application to relevant case studies 

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