by jmsthornton | May 22, 2014 | ACLEI, Federal Government, Submissions
The Australian Commission For Law Enforcement Integrity is the federal body tasked with supporting the Integrity Commissioner to provide independent assurance to government about the integrity of prescribed law enforcement agencies and their staff members. ...
by jmsthornton | Feb 18, 2014 | Corruption, Queensland, Queensland Crime & Misconduct Commission (CMC), Submissions
On 28 March 2013 the Hon. Ian Callinan AC and Professor Aroney submitted their Review of the Crime and Misconduct Commission Act 2001 to the Queensland Parliament. This review made several recommendations for alteration of the Act. In response, the ART made a ...
by jmsthornton | Feb 4, 2014 | Governance, Queensland, Queensland Crime & Misconduct Commission (CMC), Reforms, Trust in Government
THE ACCOUNTABILITY ROUNDTABLE ‘Parliament, Government and Reform in Queensland, 2001-2013’ Public Forum – Parliament House, Brisbane 10 February 2014 10:00 am – 12:00 noon The Premiers Room This Forum is the first of a series of public events to...
by jmsthornton | Dec 20, 2012 | ART Publications, News, Public Trust, Trust in Government
“Public Office, Public Trust” Lecture. University of Melbourne Law School 2012. The Hon Tim Smith, QC This paper, delivered to the University of Melbourne Law School “Integrity in Government” Search Conference on 4 December 2012, is an...
by jmsthornton | Nov 29, 2012 | IBAC, Victoria
How effective is IBAC? The Hon Tim Smith has written a stinging criticism of the Victorian anti Corruption body, set up under the Baillieu Government in his paper “The Victorian Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC): A Toothless tiger?”...