5 November 2020
Commonwealth Integrity Commission An Illiberal Kangaroo Court
Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has called on Attorney-General Christian Porter to abandon plans for the federal government’s proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission (CIC). The exposure draft of the Commonwealth Integrity Commission Bill 2020 was released by Mr Porter on Monday. The draft legislation would confer significant coercive powers to the CIC to investigate and compel evidence,
30 October 2020
We Need To Put Corruption Watchdogs On Short Leash
Labor’s push for a so-called federal anti-corruption body would be an undemocratic and illiberal forum for legalised defamation to be weaponised against political opponents. The most recent call for a federal Independent Commission Against Corruption comes on the heels of last week’s revelations that the CEO of Australia Post and the chairman of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission had
14 December 2018
Integrity Body Has Limited Power Now But Just Watch This Space
The only way to ensure vested interests in the federal government don’t misuse their power is to ensure the federal government doesn’t wield so much power in the first place. The Morrison government’s proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission, designed to sit above the multitude of other special purpose integrity oversight agencies, is a repudiation of bedrock principles of the English legal
30 January 2018
Government Must Reject NSW ICAC-Style Kangaroo Court
“Bill Shorten’s call for a federal corruption commission should be rejected by the government and by anyone that believes in basic legal rights,” said Simon Breheny, Director of Policy at the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. “Introducing a NSW ICAC-style kangaroo court into the federal sphere is a good idea if you believe in trampling on
