New state governor Bertrich Kline: lawmakers should not lose sight of the fact that they are responsible for the community. (AP Photo)
Under new anti-corruption measures in the new state, politicians will have to release information about who they meet and details of overseas trips, the Australian news agency reported.
(Gladys Berejiklian), the governor of the new state, said she would set up a panel under attorney general (Director of Public Prosecutions) to increase accountability and transparency in the new state`s public sector.
"these tough new measures will raise expectations of politicians and those trying to influence them and help rebuild trust in the politics of the new state," Berridge said in a statement yesterday (Saturday).
The Public sector Prosecution Group (Public Sector Prosecutions unit) will focus on confiscation orders issued under proceeds of crime legislation, freezing and seizing assets of public officials who violate the law, including politicians.
The prosecution team will also accelerate the process of complex criminal proceedings, including those involving misconduct by public officials in the ICAC (ICAC) investigation.
All new state lawmakers will be asked to publish their diaries and overseas travel information, and third-party lobbyists representing foreign countries or controlled entities will be required to disclose links on public registers, and they may be prevented from meeting with government officials.
"the new state community has a right to know who politicians are meeting with, and why they are meeting with them," she said.
She said the measures were aimed at ensuring that lawmakers "will always remember that they were elected by the new state community and are always accountable to the community."
Daley (Michael Daley), leader of the opposition party in the new state, said the measures were not enough and the Labour government would expand the scrutiny to include political advisers, senior civil servants, local councillors and planning teams.
