维多利亚州两名反腐领域专家呼吁即将启动的皇家委员会将调查范围扩大到建筑工地腐败之外，重点审视政府规划失控导致公共项目严重超支的系统性问题1。规划和运输专家也向州政府致函，警告仅针对腐败行为的狭隘调查可能忽视根本的治理缺陷1。
维州目前大规模基建项目投资达1500亿美元1。其中，西门隧道项目成本从50亿美元飙升至100亿美元，维州政府承担其中40亿美元1；东北环线项目成本更是从100亿美元激增至260亿美元1。前独立广泛权力委员会专员罗伯特·雷德利希和前监察员黛博拉·格拉斯联合指出，"这些都是缺失导致腐败和不当行为风险的因素"1。两人强调，2010年《运输整合法案》明确要求制定长期交通计划，但十年来州政府一直未按要求执行1。该皇家委员会由南澳前首席大法官克里斯托弗·库拉基斯领导1。
Two leading anti-corruption specialists in Victoria have called on an incoming royal commission to extend its scrutiny beyond construction site misconduct to examine the fundamental governance breakdown responsible for massive public project cost overruns.1 Former IBAC Commissioner Robert Redlich and former Ombudsman Deborah Glass issued a joint statement asserting that "these are the absences that create risks of corruption and misconduct."1
The experts point to alarming escalations in Victoria's infrastructure spending as evidence of deeper systemic problems. The West Gate Tunnel project ballooned from an estimated $5 billion to $10 billion, with Victoria's share reaching $4 billion, while the North East Link surged from $10 billion to $26 billion.1 Against a backdrop of $150 billion in state infrastructure projects, planning and transport specialists have also written to the government warning that a narrowly focused corruption investigation risks overlooking fundamental governance failures.1 The state has failed for a decade to comply with a 2010 Transport Integration Act requirement to develop a long-term transport plan, a compliance gap the experts identify as contributing to the conditions enabling both financial mismanagement and corrupt behaviour.1 The royal commission will be led by South Australian former Chief Justice Christopher Kourakis.1
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