The new deputy commissioners both have extensive experience within the justice and legal fields, with Ms Kilgour previously being the acting deputy commissioner at IBAC in January this year and Mr Farrow currently the deputy chairperson of the Adult Parole Board.

Ms Kilgour spent a decade in several senior roles at the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS), including as deputy secretary, before becoming the chief executive of the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants. She has extensive experience overseeing complex matters such as DJCS’s responses to the Royal Commission into Family Violence, the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sex Abuse and the Bourke Street mall tragedy.

After working for Blake Dawson Waldron Solicitors, Mr Farrow held several roles in DJCS, was the CEO of the Sentencing Advisory Council and was the first-ever non-judicial officer appointed to his role on the Adult Parole Board in its 64-year history.

Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes welcomed the new deputy commissioners to IBAC and said that the appointments were an important step in making sure Victorians had confidence in their government systems.

“Ms Kilgour and Mr Farrow possess a broad range of experience and expertise, and I know they will both make significant contributions to IBAC’s important work,” she said.

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“It’s crucial Victorians have confidence in a system that scrutinises our public sector and police force to ensure any corruption or misconduct is prevented, investigated and prosecuted – and both appointees will do just that.”