Integrity Commissioner

Linda Waugh was appointed Queensland Integrity Commissioner for a 5 year term commencing on 5 December 2022.

Linda has over 30 years’ experience working within public sector integrity agencies across Commonwealth and State jurisdictions. She was previously the Merit Protection Commissioner for the Australian Public Service and Parliamentary Service. Linda has also held positions as Deputy and Assistant Ombudsman in the NSW and Victoria Ombudsman respectively.

These appointments followed over a decade working in two anti-corruption bodies – the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Queensland Criminal Justice Commission/Crime and Misconduct Commission (now the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission). Linda also spent time as a consultant and internal auditor at Deloitte, and started her career in the field of psychology.

Within her work in Government integrity bodies, Linda has held a variety of leadership roles working across all key functions including complaints, investigations, prevention and education. She has also worked with different parts of public sector including law enforcement, central and service delivery agencies as well as local government.

Linda has a Bachelor of Arts, a Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology and a Master of Business Administration. She is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.