Perin Davey, who was caught on camera slurring her words at Senate estimates last week, is a key member of the group tasked with writing federal parliament’s tough new alcohol and drugs policy.
A Nationals MP who was caught on camera slurring her words at Senate estimates last week is a key member of the group tasked with writing federal parliament’s tough new alcohol and drugs policy.
“I’ve given up two things for Lent. One is drinking, the other one’s talking about other people in regards to that. I’ll let other people deal with the issues that are personal to them and I won’t be adding commentary to it,” he said. Section 9.3 states “an individual who fails to comply with their responsibilities under this policy may be referred to an appropriate body and subject to disciplinary action.” Support can also be offered in conjunction with sanctions including “referral to rehabilitation or counselling and assistance in returning to work.
The policy, which has not been finalised or formally adopted, has been years in development and is a direct response to former Sex Discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins’Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a press conference in Perth on Monday that all politicians have a responsibility to act in a way that shows respect for voters who send them to parliament.
Finding agreement between the major parties on legislative details would prove tricky, Gallagher said in a Senate hearing last week, because of politicians’ sensitivities about setting up a powerful agency policing their actions.
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