Report
The committee's report into a Draft Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament (PDF 51KB) was tabled on 23 November 2011.
Membership of the Committee
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Chair
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Ms Anna Burke MP
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Deputy Chair
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Mr Patrick Secker MP
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Members
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Mr John Alexander OAM MP
Mr Darren Cheeseman MP
Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP (nominee of the Leader of the House)
Mr Geoff Lyons MP
Mr Don Randall MP
Ms Michelle Rowland MP
Hon Alex Somlyay MP (nominee of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition)
Mr Mike Symon MP
Mr Tony Windsor MP
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary
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Mr David Elder
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Research Officer
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Ms Claressa Surtees
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Administrative Officer
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Ms Laura Gillies
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Terms of Reference
On 23 November 2010, the House of Representatives has referred the following matter, that:
(1) the Privileges and Members’ Interests Committee (the Committee):
(a) develop a draft Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament; and
(b) report back to the House by the end of the Spring 2011 sittings, 30 November 2011;
(2) in considering the matters in paragraph 1 above, the Committee give consideration to:
(a) the operation of codes of conduct in other parliaments;
(b) who could make a complaint in relation to breaches of a code and how those complaints
might be considered;
(c) the role of the proposed Parliamentary Integrity Commissioner in upholding a code; and
(d) how a code might be enforced and what sanctions could be available to the Parliament; and
(3) the Committee consult with the equivalent committee in the Senate on the text of a Code of Conduct with the aim of developing a uniform code, together with uniform processes for its implementation for Members and Senators.