Appendix Five – Proposed amendment of resolutions relating to Senators’ Interests
1. Registration of Senators’ Interests
- Within:
- 28 days after the first meeting of the Senate after
1 July first occurring after a general election; and
- 28 days after the first meeting of the Senate after
a simultaneous dissolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives;
and
- 28 days after making and subscribing an oath or
affirmation of allegiance as a senator for a Territory or appointed or
chosen to fill a vacancy in the Senate;
each
senator shall provide to the Registrar of Senators’ Interests a statement of:
- the senator’s registrable
interests; and
- the registrable interests of which the senator is aware:
- of the senator’s spouse or partner, and
- of any children who are wholly or mainly
dependent on the senator for support;
in accordance
with this resolution and in a form determined by the Committee of Senators’ Interests from time to time, and shall also notify any alteration
of those interests to the Registrar within 35 days of that alteration
occurring.
- Any senator who:
- knowingly fails to provide a statement of
registrable interests to the Registrar of Senators’ Interests by the due date;
- knowingly fails to notify any alteration of
those interests to the Registrar of Senators’ Interests within 35 days of the change occurring; or
- knowingly provides false or misleading
information to the Registrar of Senators’ Interests;
shall be
guilty of a serious contempt of the Senate and shall be dealt with by the
Senate accordingly, but the question whether any senator has committed such a
serious contempt shall first be referred to the Privileges Committee for inquiry and report and may not be considered by any other
committee.
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