The national integrity commission will have the power to investigate anyone who tries to influence public officials into engaging in dishonest conduct in a pivotal step to capture “third parties” in the reform when it is introduced to parliament tomorrow.
The national integrity commission will have the power to investigate anyone who tries to influence public officials into engaging in dishonest conduct, in a pivotal step to capture “third parties” in the reform when it is introduced to parliament on Tuesday.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says it will be up to the commission to decide what matters it investigates.Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus revealed the scale of the new powers in parliament on Monday before the final stage of negotiations in the hope of getting the bill through parliament by the end of this year and setting up the commission next year.
A key element will be to ensure the new power applies only to “serious or systemic” conduct and that it is up to the NACC to determine if the conduct reaches that threshold.
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