by jmsthornton | Dec 20, 2012 | ART Publications, News, Public Trust, Trust in Government
“Public Office, Public Trust” Lecture. University of Melbourne Law School 2012. The Hon Tim Smith, QC This paper, delivered to the University of Melbourne Law School “Integrity in Government” Search Conference on 4 December 2012, is an...
by jmsthornton | Nov 29, 2012 | IBAC, Victoria
How effective is IBAC? The Hon Tim Smith has written a stinging criticism of the Victorian anti Corruption body, set up under the Baillieu Government in his paper “The Victorian Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC): A Toothless tiger?”...
by jmsthornton | Nov 17, 2012 | Code of Conduct, Federal, Ministerial Responsibility, Public Trust, Submissions
Accountability Round Table has sent to the Parliament of Australia, Standing Committee of Privileges and Members’ Interests, a proposal for a Code of Conduct to be adopted by all parliamentarians. We argue that the absence of such a Code has resulted in continuing...
by jmsthornton | Jun 30, 2012 | ART Publications, Election, News, Submissions, Victoria
Inquiry into the Conduct of the 2010 Victorian State Election Our submission was made to the Victorian Joint Investigatory Committee – Electoral Matters by The Hon Ken Coghill. Our submission can be found here. The details of the inquiry can be found on this...
by jmsthornton | Aug 30, 2011 | ART Publications, Federal, Lobbying, News, Political Funding, Submissions
This post contains three submissions. A main submission and two supplementary submissions to the 2011 Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Inquiry into the Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns. In May 11 and 12 of 2011, the House of...