Bill
National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2019-04-11. (s) MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Cathy McGowan
- Portfolio
- (s) MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-12-03
- second reading — 2018-12-03
- other — 2019-04-11
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-12-03.
This bill aims to increase public trust in the Commonwealth Parliament by helping it prevent and resolve its own integrity problems.
It would create statutory codes of conduct for parliamentarians and their staff, establish a Parliamentary Integrity Advisor and a Parliamentary Standards Commissioner to handle alleged breaches.
The bill is part of a larger package that also includes the National Integrity Commission Bill 2018.
- Creates statutory codes of conduct for members of each parliamentary house and their staff.
- Establishes a Parliamentary Integrity Advisor to give independent advice on the codes.
- Sets up a Parliamentary Standards Commissioner to assist in investigating and resolving code breaches.
- Provides a statutory basis for parliamentarians' registers of interests.
Members of the Commonwealth Parliament and their staff.
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