Victoria’s anti-corruption commission has reassessed the way it handles investigations after its own watchdog suggested it “seriously compromised” the health and safety of two witnesses.

One was a police officer who tried twice to kill herself on IBAC premises.

But the Victorian Inspectorate - set up to oversee IBAC and the state’s integrity agencies - says it is disappointed the commission had still not adopted specific recommendations, made months ago, to overhaul its policies regarding the welfare of witnesses.

The Victorian Inspectorate wants IBAC to improve its interview processes and mental health policies. Credit:Arsineh Houspian

“IBAC has significant coercive powers to compel witnesses to provide evidence, as any anti-corruption body rightly should. With these powers comes responsibility,” Victorian Inspector Eamonn Moran QC told The Age.