Open Government Partnership – National Action Plan. ART Submission 1. Recognising the role of the OAIC
OGP - NATIONAL ACTION PLAN - RECOGNISING THE ROLE OF THE OAIC This first submission from Accountability Round Table suggesting changes to the Open Government Partnership Draft National Action Plan addresses the role, overlooked in the National Action Plan, of the...
ART Jim Carton Lecture 2016 – Peter Baume on Accountability and Evaluation.
The Accountability Round Table hosts an annual lecture by a prominent Australian on matters of Parliamentary integrity and accountability. This year the lectures have been renamed "The Jim Carlton Lectures" in honour of the late Hon. Jim Carlton AO, who was a highly...
Invitation to the Jim Carlton Memorial Lecture 16 Nov 2016
Integrity in Public Life: The Jim Carlton Memorial Lecture Accountability: Do programs work? (and how can we find out?) Through a glass darkly .... This is the question the Hon Peter Baume will address in his Jim Carlton Memorial Lecture, jointly hosted by the Centre...
Political Donations. ART submissions to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters 1. Colleen Lewis submission
POLITICAL FUNDING - THE KEY CHANGES NEEDED Accountability Round Table has made two submissions to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters' inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016. This standing committee inquiry is a regular occurrence...
ART launches 2016 election platforms
The Accountability Round Table today (Tues 14 June) asked political parties and candidates to commit to measures to improve the integrity and accountability of government. Chair of ART, Tim Smith QC, former Supreme Court Judge said The Commonwealth Government...
OGP National Action Plan – What its it, and why is it important?
OGP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN. EXPLAINER. The Open Government Partnership is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen...
Freedom of Information? Not so free now – Part 2. ART and the Audit of the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982
The Accountability Round Table continues to be concerned about the reduced state of the Federal Freedom of Information Act and its implementation. The role of the freedom of information Commissioner remains vacant and has been vacant for some 22 months. The submission...
Political Donations. ART submissions to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters 2a. Ken Coghill submission
POLITICAL FUNDING and PARTY RULES Following on from our JSCEM submission on political donations by Colleen Lewis, this post reproduces Ken Coghill's submission 48 to JSCEM, also on political funding and donations to parties. Accountability Round Table has made two...
Cairns Tropical Writers Festival – Tim Smith on “Democracy at the Crossroads?”
This paper, “Democracy at the Crossroads?” was delivered by Hon Tim Smith QC at the Cairn’s Tropical Writers Festival, 11 August 2016. In it, he sets out two broad principles to which members of parliament should adhere, The “Fitzgerald Principles” and The "Public...
Election 2016 – Political campaign finance reform
The public office, public, trust principle Parties are like football clubs – no matter how much money they get, they will spend it and then want more. Former Victorian Premier, John Cain, Oct 2006 Australia’s federal electoral system has few constraints on donations...