Code of Conduct
The committee agreed on this code of conduct in the middle of last year. It could have been brought before parliament before the state election.
The committee agreed on this code of conduct in the middle of last year. It could have been brought before parliament before the state election.
The long- awaited Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament is a written expression of our best selves.
The Premier has failed to demand the highest standards of conduct from his members.
Tasmanians don’t know what the relationship between the former-Minister and her then-Secretary has had to do with this approval.
Disturbingly, AMCS yesterday red-flagged Tasmanian salmon and now recommend consumers say no to buying it.
The fall from grace of Ms Courtney leaves the Premier holding seven portfolios and 10 yesterday when the Treasurer left during question time on a family matter.
The ex-minister has failed to respect the apolitical role of her most senior public servant, raising a question about the integrity of all his decisions.
This brings into question every decision Ms Courtney made in her short time as minister and whether she was acting on independent, impartial advice.
One of the first major pieces of work that the Integrity Commission did was to develop those draft codes of conduct.
We thought it was important that parliament debated the issue of codes of conduct today, whether they be ministers, members of parliament or ministerial staff.