Bill
Commonwealth Parliamentary Standards Bill 2020
lapsed, as at 2021-05-25. (s) HAINES, Helen, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Helen Haines
- Portfolio
- (s) HAINES, Helen, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-10-26
- second reading — 2020-10-26
- other — 2021-05-25
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 2020-10-26.
This bill would create a new integrity framework for the Commonwealth Parliament, including a statutory code of conduct and new oversight roles.
It would establish a Parliamentary Standards Commissioner with the same investigative powers as the Auditor-General to handle serious code breaches.
The bill is part of a package with the Australian Federal Integrity Commission Bill 2020, developed through the Beechworth Principles consultation process.
- Creates a statutory code of conduct for parliamentarians and their staff.
- Provides a statutory basis for existing registers of interests.
- Establishes a Parliamentary Integrity Adviser to give advice on codes of conduct.
- Establishes a Parliamentary Standards Commissioner to investigate serious breaches.
- Gives the Commissioner powers equivalent to the Auditor-General's investigative powers.
- Operates alongside the Australian Federal Integrity Commission Bill 2020.
Members of each House of Parliament, their staff, and the Parliamentary departments.
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