Albanese to keep ‘bonk ban’ for ministers but stop them using blind trusts | swrighteconomy
into the issue found Porter had done nothing wrong by using the trust, but concluded current disclosure requirements were inadequate and urged the House of Representatives to make them more detailed.Morrison’s code of conduct stated ministers could use a blind trust to avoid potential conflicts of interest between their financial holdings and decisions they may have to make.
“I expect ministers to uphold the highest of standards in both their professional and personal lives,” he said.Alex Ellinghausen Morrison added several paragraphs to the code, which ran to just 11 pages, days before the federal election that related directly to issues relating to the report by Sex Discrimination Commission Kate Jenkins into workplace culture across parliament.The former prime minister required ministers to ensure they took “reasonable care” that their actions did not adversely affect the health and safety of their staff.
The code will continue to require ministers to stop any professional practice or day-to-day management of an outside business. They also cannot act as a consultant or adviser, paid or unpaid.Bans on ministers employing family members or partners as staff in their own offices have also been continued by Albanese.
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