Professor Peter Coaldrake released his final report titled Let The Sunshine In, which has made 14 recommendations designed to strengthen accountability and integrity mechanisms in the Queensland government.
Changes to the Auditor-General role to extend its status as an Officer of the Parliament
For the Crime and Corruption Commission to redouble its attention on serious corruption and major crimeProfessor Coaldrake said there needed to be a requirement to register all professionals offering paid lobbying services for third parties, more transparent description of meeting purposes, an extension of ministerial diaries to include staff meetings with lobbyists and explicit prohibition of lobbyists "dual hatting" as political campaigners.
"Part of the problem is an identifiable loss of capacity in the public service, which has been accelerated by what is now an over-reliance on external contractors and consultants," Professor Coaldrake said. "The current visibility of paid lobbying, with its impact on public perception, highlights a serious issue.
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