FED: ACT to consider parliamentary ethics commissioner

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: June 16, 1999 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
06-16-1999
FED: ACT to consider parliamentary ethics commissioner

The ACT parliament may appoint an independent ethics commissioner in the wake of an alleged
financial mismanagement scandal involving Chief Minister KATE CARNELL.

The proposal, contained in a discussion paper released by Mrs CARNELL, envisages a
Parliamentary Ethics Commissioner advising all MPs on possible conflicts of ...

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