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Report No. 37, 56th Parliament - Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019
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Committee's Report
The committee tabled its report on the Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019 on 7 February 2020. The Bill was passed with amendments on 18 June 2020.
An interim government response to the committee’s report recommendations was tabled on 6 May 2020 and can be viewed here. The Government's final response to the report's recommendations was tabled on 17 June 2020 and can be viewed here.
View: | Report |
View: | Government response |
View: | Interim government response |
View: | Debate of the Bill in Parliament - transcript 17 June 2020 (pages 1309-1333 and 1346-1355) and transcript 18 June 2020 (pages 1394-1406 and 1429-1486). The debate can be viewed by clicking on the movie icon within the transcript. |
View: | Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019 |
View: | Explanatory notes |
View: | Introductory speech |
About the Bill
On 28 November 2019, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, the Hon Yvette D’Ath MP, introduced the Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019 into the Legislative Assembly. In accordance with Standing Order 131, the Bill was referred to the Economics and Governance Committee for consideration and report.
The Electoral and Other Legislation (Accountability, Integrity and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2019 contained a number of proposed amendments relating to:
- funding and expenditure for State elections (including increasing public funding to eligible parties and candidates, introducing caps on electoral expenditure and donations, and increasing policy development funding and allowing independent members to access policy development payments)
- signage at State elections (setting limits on the number and size of signs permitted to be displayed by a candidate or registered endorsing party at pre-poll and polling locations, and creating offences for displaying unpermitted signs for purposes relating to an election within 100 metres of buildings or grounds in which polling booths are to be located)
- dishonest conduct of Ministers (creating offences for Ministers who fail to disclose conflicts of interest or update their register of interests with dishonest intent to obtain a benefit for themselves or another person, or cause detriment for another, with penalties of up to 2 years imprisonment), and
- dishonest conduct for councillors and other local government matters (including introducing new offences relating to a failure to comply with particular conflict of interest or register of interest requirements, changes to processes for dealing with conflicts of interest, and other administrative arrangements).
Inquiry into the feasibility of introducing expenditure caps for Queensland local government elections
On the introduction of the Bill, the Legislative Assembly also agreed to a motion that the committee, when examining the Bill, also consider recommendation 1 from the Crime and Corruption Commission’s (CCC’s) Operation Belcarra Report regarding the feasibility of introducing expenditure caps for Queensland local government elections, with a view to the model commencing after the 2020 local government elections.
Further information can be found on the Inquiry webpage here.
Timeline
Public briefing: | 16 December 2019 - program- broadcast- transcript |
Submissions closed: | 9 January 2020 |
A further submissions process ran from 28 January 2020 until the committee’s finalisation of the report, prior to tabling on 7 February 2020 - Further Call for Submissions | |
Public hearing: | 20 January 2020 - program- broadcast- transcript |
Report: | 7 February 2020 - report |
Related Publications
Publication Details | Type | Published Date | Tabled Date | Committee Name |
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Submissions
- 1 - Grant Wilson
- 2 - Gladstone Conservation Council
- 3 - Professor Graeme Orr
- 4 - Mt Gravatt Community Centre Inc
- 5 - Simon Ball
- 6 - Ben Cox
- 7 - Michael Harrison
- 8 - Whitsunday Regional Council
- 9 - Jennifer Menzies
- 10 - Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association Inc
- 11 - Isaac Regional Council
- 12 - Queensland Local Government Reform Alliance Inc
- 13 - OSCAR (Organisation of Sunshine Coast Association of Residents) and SUPPLEMENTARY
- 14 - Krystian Seibert
- 15 - Local Government Association of Queensland and SUPPLEMENTARY
- 16 - Cairns and Far North Environment Centre
- 17 - Queensland Human Rights Commission and SUPPLEMENTARY
- 18 - Environmental Defenders Office
- 19 - Pam Spence
- 20 - Ross Spence
- 21 - Uniting Church in Australia - Queensland Synod
- 22 - Lyn McLaughlin
- 23 - North Queensland Conservation Council
- 24 - Administration Councillors of Brisbane City Council
- 25 - Fraser Coast Regional Council
- 26 - SEQ Alliance
- 27 - Queensland Nurses & Midwives' Union
- 28 - Queensland Council of Unions
- 29 - Pat Coleman
- 30 - GetUp!
- 31 - Queensland Conservation Council
- 32 - WWF-Australia
- 33 - Cairns Regional Council
- 34 - Redlands2030 Inc
- 35 - Queensland Community Alliance
- 36 - Neil Cotter
- 37 - Gecko Environment Council Association Inc
- 38 - Logan City Council and SUPPLEMENTARY
- 39 - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
- 40 - Australian Marine Conservation Society
- 41 - Electoral Commission of Queensland
- 42 - Queensland Council for Civil Liberties
- 43 - BirdLife Australia
- 44 - Australian Youth Climate Coalition
- 45 - Queensland Council of Social Service Ltd
- 46 - Mackay Conservation Group
- 47 - Australian Conservation Foundation
- 48 - The Centre for Public Integrity
- 49 - Bayside Creeks Catchment Group
- 50 - Australian Institute for Progress
- 51 - Crime and Corruption Commission and SUPPLEMENTARY
- 52 - Darling Downs Environment Council Inc
- 53 - Human Rights Law Centre
- 54 - Solar Citizens
- 55 - Brisbane Residents United Inc
- 56 - National Parks Association of Qld Inc
- 57 - Queensland Integrity Commissioner and SUPPLEMENTARY
- 58 - Wildlife Queensland Gold Coast & Hinterland Branch
- 59 - Queensland Law Society and SUPPLEMENTARY
- 60 - Office of the Independent Assessor and SUPPLEMENTARY
- 61 - David Drake
- 62 - Robert Rutkowski
- 63 - Anglican Church Southern Queensland (Diocese of Brisbane) Social Responsibilities Committee
- 64 - Local Government Managers Australia Queensland
- 65 - Cancer Council Queensland, National Heart Foundation and Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH)
- 66 - Lung Foundation Australia
- 67 - Together Queensland Industrial Union of Employees
- 68 - Southern Downs Regional Council and SUPPLEMENTARY
- 69 - Honourable Rod Welford (CCC reform proposal for serious conduct offences)
- 70 - Balonne Shire Council (CCC reform proposal for serious conduct offences)
- 71 - Ethics Committee, Queensland Parliament (CCC reform proposal for serious conduct offences)
- 72 - Mayor Tom Tate, City of Gold Coast (CCC reform proposal for serious conduct offences)
- 73 - The Clerk of the Parliament, Queensland - (CCC reform proposal for serious conduct offences)