National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2019 [2019] AUSStaCSBSD 134 (13 November 2019)

• National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2019

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National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2019

Purpose	This bill seeks to create: • statutory codes of conduct for members of each House of Parliament and their staff; • a statutory basis for a parliamentarians' register of interests; • a Parliamentary Integrity Adviser, to provide independent advice and guidance to members and staff; and • a Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, to assist presiding officers, the Ethics and Privileges Committees, the Prime Minister and the National Integrity Commission with assessment, investigation and resolution of breaches of applicable codes of conduct
Sponsor	Senator Larissa Waters
Introduced	Senate on 17 October 2019

1.69 This bill is similar to a bill that was introduced in the House of Representatives on 3 December 2018.^[36] The committee raised a number of scrutiny concerns in relation to the earlier bill in Scrutiny Digest 1 of 2019,^[37] and reiterates those comments in relation to this bill.

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[36] The bill was also introduced by the former Member for Indi, Ms Cathy McGowan MP, and lapsed on 11 April 2019 at the dissolution of the 45th Parliament.

[37] Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee, Scrutiny Digest 1 of 2019, at pp. 11-16.