by jmsthornton | Oct 31, 2016 | Election 2016, Federal Government, News, Political Funding, Reforms
POLITICAL FUNDING and PARTY RULES Following on from our JSCEM submission on political donations by Colleen Lewis, this post reproduces Ken Coghill’s submission 48 to JSCEM, also on political funding and donations to parties. Accountability Round Table has made...
by jmsthornton | Oct 31, 2016 | Election 2016, News, Political Funding, Reforms
POLITICAL FUNDING – THE KEY CHANGES NEEDED Accountability Round Table has made two submissions to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters’ inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2016. This standing committee inquiry is a regular...
by jmsthornton | Oct 19, 2016 | Federal Government, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Peter Timmins’ most recent post to the Open Government Partnership civil society network page reveals that the Australian Government will commit to a series of reforms to accountability and transparency before the end of 2016. The OGP Civil Society page can be...
by jmsthornton | Oct 19, 2016 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The Accountability Round Table has long been concerned about the reduced state of the Federal Freedom of Information Act and its implementation. The submission below, and its covering letter addresses part of our concern in drawing attention to the administration of...
by jmsthornton | Oct 19, 2016 | Corruption, Federal Government, Ministerial Responsibility, National Integrity Commission, Submissions
On 24 February 2016, the Senate resolved to establish a Select Committee on the establishment of a National Integrity Commission. This Select Committee was established to inquire into whether a national integrity commission should be established to address...