The Tugun Bypass investigation
- Recommendations
- 4
- Report length
- 40 pages
Summary
The report's own summary: SUMMARY, page 7
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The Crime and Misconduct Commission investigated complaints about caretaker conventions during the announcement of the proposed Tugun Bypass route.
It examined departmental letters to affected residents and complaints about access to information for the Opposition.
The CMC found no official misconduct, but concluded that the letter’s wording breached the requirement for departments to avoid political partisanship during election campaigns.
It made four recommendations on training, advice and impartiality to improve compliance with caretaker conventions.
The Tugun Bypass investigation (July 2004), page 7 · The Tugun Bypass investigation (July 2004), page 39 · The Tugun Bypass investigation (July 2004), page 40
In the body's own words
- Conclusion
In relation to the first allegation, the Commission does not consider that any officer attempted to implement a policy in breach of the caretaker conventions.
Findings, opinions and statements
Allegations are not findings. A commission's finding or opinion of corrupt conduct or misconduct is not a finding that a person is guilty of a criminal offence, and the commissions say so in their reports.
No findings are reproduced in this record. This does not establish that the report contains none.
Recommendations 4
Recommendation 1
That all public sector agencies have an adequate training mechanism to ensure that staff are fully aware of the caretaker conventions and how they operate during election periods.
Recommendation 2
That CEOs of public sector agencies identify which staff should receive such training, having regard to their duties and how the conventions apply to those duties.
Recommendation 3
That CEOs of public sector agencies ensure that, as soon as caretaker periods begin, all relevant internal officers receive advice summarising the conventions.
Recommendation 4
That additional ways be found to reinforce the requirement on all public servants to avoid any appearance of political partiality during caretaker periods.
Published responses
No published response was found.
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