23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
He wants to contribute. He does not know how to use the---
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23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
He has just confirmed what I said. Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, if you look at Subclause (4), it says that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission shall publish and publicize a list of persons who want to be elected to a State office, and who have criminal cases pending in court. This list will be published during the campaign. It is supposed to influence the voters to vote against you when you have not been proved guilty by any court. I think it is very unfair, unconstitutional and an illegal amendment. Therefore, I would like us to oppose it.
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23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
He has just confirmed what I said. Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, if you look at Subclause (4), it says that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission shall publish and publicize a list of persons who want to be elected to a State office, and who have criminal cases pending in court. This list will be published during the campaign. It is supposed to influence the voters to vote against you when you have not been proved guilty by any court. I think it is very unfair, unconstitutional and an illegal amendment. Therefore, I would like us to oppose it.
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23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
He has just confirmed what I said. Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, if you look at Subclause (4), it says that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission shall publish and publicize a list of persons who want to be elected to a State office, and who have criminal cases pending in court. This list will be published during the campaign. It is supposed to influence the voters to vote against you when you have not been proved guilty by any court. I think it is very unfair, unconstitutional and an illegal amendment. Therefore, I would like us to oppose it.
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23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. On the reading of this particular clause, that a person is not eligible for election or appointment if, after a fair administrative process, the court or any entity finds that you have not contravened the Constitution or this Act on matters relating to ethics and integrity---. So, you can be barred from standing for elections even if you have not contravened the Constitution, or even if you have not contravened this Act on matters of ethics and integrity, because a certain body says you have broken their own internal rules. I think it ...
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23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. On the reading of this particular clause, that a person is not eligible for election or appointment if, after a fair administrative process, the court or any entity finds that you have not contravened the Constitution or this Act on matters relating to ethics and integrity---. So, you can be barred from standing for elections even if you have not contravened the Constitution, or even if you have not contravened this Act on matters of ethics and integrity, because a certain body says you have broken their own internal rules. I think it ...
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23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. On the reading of this particular clause, that a person is not eligible for election or appointment if, after a fair administrative process, the court or any entity finds that you have not contravened the Constitution or this Act on matters relating to ethics and integrity---. So, you can be barred from standing for elections even if you have not contravened the Constitution, or even if you have not contravened this Act on matters of ethics and integrity, because a certain body says you have broken their own internal rules. I think it ...
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23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I was the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs when we introduced the Public Officer Ethics Act in 2003 and there was a lot of debate. The matters covered by the proposed amendment; declaration of income, assets and liabilities is adequately covered in the Public Officer Ethics Act. As we are speaking now, Members of Parliament are required to be filling forms with the Speaker after every two years. The intention of this is to show how much you earned when you came to Parliament and what you now have. It would be ...
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23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I was the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs when we introduced the Public Officer Ethics Act in 2003 and there was a lot of debate. The matters covered by the proposed amendment; declaration of income, assets and liabilities is adequately covered in the Public Officer Ethics Act. As we are speaking now, Members of Parliament are required to be filling forms with the Speaker after every two years. The intention of this is to show how much you earned when you came to Parliament and what you now have. It would be ...
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23 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I was the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs when we introduced the Public Officer Ethics Act in 2003 and there was a lot of debate. The matters covered by the proposed amendment; declaration of income, assets and liabilities is adequately covered in the Public Officer Ethics Act. As we are speaking now, Members of Parliament are required to be filling forms with the Speaker after every two years. The intention of this is to show how much you earned when you came to Parliament and what you now have. It would be ...
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