National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2018

Type: Private
Sponsor(s): MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 45

Summary

The bill: provides for statutory codes of conduct for the members of each house of parliament and their staff; creates a statutory basis for parliamentarians’ registers of interests; establishes a Parliamentary Integrity Advisor to provide independent, confidential advice and guidance to Members and their staff in relation to the applicable codes of conduct; and establishes a Parliamentary Standards Commissioner to assist in the assessment, investigation and resolution of alleged breaches of the applicable codes of conduct.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	03 Dec 2018
Second reading moved	03 Dec 2018
Lapsed at dissolution	11 Apr 2019

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First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (06/12/2018): Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (05/04/2019)
Considered by scrutiny committee (14/02/2019): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 1 of 2019
Considered by scrutiny committee (02/04/2019): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 2 of 2019

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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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