ART Submission to the 2011 Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Inquiry into the Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns
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...
Victorian Elections 2010 – Parties commitments to transparency and accountability
Vic election 2010 Party promises to ART.
The Art seeks a public commitment from all parties to restore open, responsible and accountable government by
1. adopting the Solomon Report and enacting the Right to Information legislative model adopted in Queensland and Tasmania (Appendix A)
2. restoring Westminster principles by
a) recommitting to the principles of ministerial accountability and responsibility (Appendix B)
b) committing to the rejection of the so-called McMullan Principle as being inconsistent with the right and duty of the Parliament to seek information to enable it to hold ministers and the Executive to account (Appendix C)
and to do so by implementing a Ministerial Code (and Ministerial Staff Code re b)) giving effect to those commitments and doing so in legislation in a manner similar to the current Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament.
We have replies to date from the Greens, the National Party and as of 17th November 2010, the Labor Party. On 19th November the Liberal Party added to the National's response. On 22nd November we received a backgrounder on the Liberals proposed IBAC, attached.
Government Accountability Organisations
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AUSTRALIAN STATE AND TERRITORY ACCOUNTABILITY ORGANISATIONS
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