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athoisd y John rotson MP, Sit 3 Lvl 5 20-22 Wntwoth St, Pmtt NSW 2150.

This pliction ws not pintd sing ny txpys nds.

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Th Lo Pty I joind shs ths

idls. O gtst chivmnts

hv n dlivd thogh th hd

wok nd ddiction o pincipld,

thicl popl, committd to th

Lo cs.

I m dtmind to st nw Lo

stndd.

Thts why I m ptting owd

cl pln to om oth th Lo

Pty nd Stt Govnmnt to lit

stndds o ccontility nd

tnspncy.

und my ldship, Lo hs

ldy mcd chngs lik

tilling commnity pslctions nd

stlishing pop vtting pocss

o ll nw Lo cndidts.

bt th chng mst go th.

My pln will dliv n honst, opn

nd ccontl Govnmnt.

anyon ond to hv ctd coptly,

will xplld om th Lo Pty.

Th plic will givn

npcdntd ccss to MPs

nncil intsts inclding thi

txl incom nd dtils ot

th pcniy intsts longing to

sposs nd mily mms.

This gim will st nw stndd

o MPs ckd p y th toghst

nocmnt pocds in th conty.

Minists will ocd to pot vy

mting thy tk with loyist, MP

o sinss lting to commcil

dcision.

No Mm o Plimnt will

llowd to wok scond jo.

evy dmocticlly lctd Mmo Plimnt will mpowd to

hv thi sy in ccs dts.

Mining xplotion licncs will

sctinisd y n indpndnt poity

pnl nd sjct to ppovl y

Cint.

Potctions o whistllows will

stngthnd nd o th st tim,

mploys in th pivt scto will

civ th sm potction s plic

svnts.

Mny o ths chngs will tk ct

immditly nd vy singl on o

ths oms will mk th Lo

Pty nd Lo in Govnmnt mo

ccontl to yo th popl o

NSW.

I m dtmind to dliv th honst,

opn nd ccontl Govnmnt

tht th popl in this stt dsv.

John Robertson MP

NSW Lo Ld

NSW dsvs honst, opn nd ccontl Govnmnt. Popl

hv ight to xpct tht MPs nd Minists will hv thiclly nd

pt th commnitys intsts hd o thi own.

A message fromJohn Robertson

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Honest,

open andaccountableGovernment

Th nxt Stt Lo Govnmnt will intodc

th most stingnt stndds o honsty nd

ccontility v sn in NSW.

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1.Your Right to Know

Th plic will givn npcdntd ccss to MPs

nncil intsts inclding thi txl incom nd dtils

ot th pcniy intsts longing to sposs nd oth

mily mms.

Members

Disclosures

Pcniy intst discloss

in th Plimnts o th

Commonwlth, Soth

astli, Nothn Titoy

nd astlin Cpitl Titoy

ldy disclos th intsts

o mms sposs.

Th plic dsvs to know tht

MPs, who mk dcisions vy dy

ot th lws tht govn o Stt, not motivtd y psonl nncil

gin.

und Los pln o Govnmnt,

mms o th plic will givn

npcdntd ccss to inomtion

ot thi locl MP.

W popos stict nw right to

Know gim to giv th plic

gt condnc tht thi lctd

psnttivs mking dcisionsxclsivly in th intsts o th

popl o NSW.

In n astlin st, NSW MPs will

qid to plicly dcl thi

txl incom, long with ll oth

ssts nd nncil intsts on thi

pcniy intst disclos.

NSW MPs will lso lglly

complld to divlg th dtils o ny

pcniy intsts longing to thispos o dpndnts.

In th intsts o gt opnnss

nd tnspncy, MPs will lso

skd to disclos th dtils o nymily mm who holds contcts

with th Stt Govnmnt wh it

is sonl to xpct tht th MP

wold w o th xistnc o

sch contcts.

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Inspector

General for

Parliamentary

Standards

Los poposd Inspcto

Gnl o Plimnty

Stndds is sd on

Cnds Confict o Intst

nd ethics Commission

nd th unitd Kingdoms

Indpndnt PlimntyStndds athoitys

Complinc Oc.

2. Inspector General forParliamentary Standards

Lo in Govnmnt will ppoint n Inspcto Gnl o

Plimnty Stndds with npcdntd pows toinvstigt nd pnlis Mms o Plimnt who ch

th Plimnty Cod o Condct.

Th nw right to Know gim o

NSW MPs will mtchd with th

toghst nocmnt mss in

th ntion.

Lo in Govnmnt will ppoint n

Inspcto Gnl o PlimntyStndds, with npcdntd

pows to invstigt nd pnlis

Mms o Plimnt who ch

th Plimnty Cod.

Th Inspcto Gnl will hv th

pow to iss ns, mtts to

th Indpndnt Commission aginst

Coption o th invstigtion o

commnd dismissl o Mms o

Plimnt in css o coption o

sios miscondct.

MPs tht withhold inomtion o li in

thi pcniy intst dcltion will

sjct to ns o p to $5000 p

onc committd.

Th Oc o th Inspcto Gnl

will condct gl dits o th

pcniy intst gist s wll s

invstigting complints d to it

y MPs o mms o th plic.

Impotntly, th nw InspctoGnl will hv th pow to qst

inomtion om MPs not covd

nd th pcniy intst disclos

gim. This cold incld inomtion

ot th nncil intsts o mily

mms, inds o oth ssocits

wh it is sonl to xpct th

MP wold w o thos intsts.

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3. Increased Scrutinyof Mining Licences

Th popl o NSW dsv to l

condnt tht th gnting o mining

xplotion licncs is condctd

in mnn tht is i, imptil,

ccontl nd in th plic intst.

To tht nd, Lo in Govnmnt will

qi ll mining xplotion licncs

to sjct to n indpndnt

ovsight pocss, with th nl

dcision thn ppovd y Cint.

Lo will stlish n indpndnt

explotion Licnc Poity Pnl

md p o xpt poity ocs,

indpndnt o th Dptmnt o

Pimy Indstis, who will sctinis

th gnting o ll nw mining

xplotion licncs.

expt plic svnts will contin

to ssss licnc pplictions nd

povid commndtions to th

Minist, t no licnc will l

to pocd o Cint ppovl

ntil it hs n signd o y n

Indpndnt Poity Oc.

all Dptmntl commndtions

to th Minist gding th gnting

o nw xplotion licncs will

plishd onlin, with th Govnmnt

qid to povid wittn jstiction,

in ny cs wh it dvits om

thos commndtions.

This nw ccontl nd tnspnt

pocss will dliv tt otcom

o txpys nd mining ctdcommnitis, s wll s poviding

gt ctinty o th indsty.

Lo will giv th Minist th

pow to sspnd mining licncs

on th dvic om th Indpndnt

Commission aginst Coption.

This will ns tht no individl o

compny shold llowd to pot

o nt om mining licnc whilst

qstions xist ot how tht licnc

ws otind.

Mining xplotion licncs will sctinisd y n Indpndnt

Poity Pnl nd sjct to ppovl y Cint.

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4. Crackdown onLobbyists Public Diaries

Public Diaries

In th intsts o opn nd

ccontl govnmnt,

Psidnt bck Om

lss th cods o ll

Whit Hos visitos onlin

nd th Qnslnd Pmind his Minists plicly

ls thi diis onlin

vy month.

Minists will ocd to pot vy mting thy tk with

loyist, MP o sinss lting to commcil dcision.

Fo too long, Minists intctions

with loyists nd mjo copotions

gding commcil dls hvn kpt hiddn om th plic.

To dliv gt tnspncy

nd ccontility, t Lo

Govnmnt will qi Minists

to plish monthly onlin diy o

ll mtings, phon convstions

o oth intctions with loyists,

pivt compnis o MPs lting to

commcil tnsctions o dcisions.

This is comphnsiv chng toth disclos gim nd pts th

ons on Minists to plicly dcl

occsions on which thy hv n

loid.

Minists will qid to mint

ll mtings nd lvnt phon

clls, with ll loying ctivitis nd

docmnttion to sjct to th

Govnmnt Inomtion (Plic

accss) act. This chng is in lin

with pvios commndtions om

th Indpndnt Commission aginst

Coption.

Th nw Plic Diis policy

will dliv mo opn, honst nd

ccontl Govnmnt.

Th oiginl Loyist rgist nd

Cod o Condct which qis ll

pid thid pty loyists to disclos

thi ll list o clints nd dcl thi

stts s loyist pio to mtingswith Govnmnt will min in plc.

Th Loyist rgist togth

with th Plic Diis policy will

dliv mo opn nd tnspnt

Govnmnt.

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5. Ban SecondaryEmploymentall Lo MPs will nnd om

moonlighting in scond jos. In

Govnmnt, this n will xtnddto vy MP in NSW.

This chng gos ov nd yond

th qimnts in th xisting

Plimnty Cod o Condct nd

will limint th potntil o conficts

o intst to is ov mtts

dtd nd votd pon in th

Plimnt.

Sving th popl o NSW s n

lctd Mm o Plimnt is ll-tim jo. Lo MPs will contin

to ncogd to ndtk

volnt wok in thi locl s nd

s non-sitting dys to giv ck to

thi commnitis.

Th ICaC ndtook isk

ssssmnt o scondy

mploymnt in 2003 nd ond

coption isks pply inclding:

using plic socs o

scondy mploymnt. This

might incld wok tim,

vhicls, commniction dvics,

sttiony, photocopis, nd

condntil inomtion sch

s dtils o othcoming

tnsctions tht not

yt in th plic domin.

rnning sinss tht

os goods nd svics

sd y plic gncy

smitting tnds o goods

nd svics to th gncy.

Dicting st to pom

tsks o th MPs own

scondy mploymnt.

Secondary

employment

und Los policy, NSW

wold th st stt inastli to n scondy

mploymnt o mms o

Plimnt.

Sving th popl o NSW s n lctd Mm o Plimnt

is ll-tim jo. Lo MPs will contin to ncogd tondtk volnt wok in thi locl s nd s non-sitting

dys to giv ck to thi commnitis.

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6. Toughen WhistleblowerProtectionsNo on shold los thi jo, o s

c stck s consqnc

o spking ot ginst coption omiscondct.

To tht nd, Lo will impov

sgds o whistllows

nd xpnd cnt potctions to

incld woks in th pivt scto

nd thos poting coption

nonymosly.

Ths woks cntly not

covd nd xisting lgisltion nd

vlnl to tition in thwokplc.

W will th xtnd whistllow

potctions to individls who hv no

choic t to pot thi inomtion

dict to jonlist o MP.

Th dnition o th typ o hvio

tht jstis th whistl ing lown

will xtndd om copt

condct, mldministtion nd

sios nd sstntil wst to lso

incld dng to th nvionmnt o

plic hlth nd sty, s wll s

scintic miscondct.

In doing so, ll mploys who

spk ot ginst coption will

potctd nd t Lo

Govnmnt.

Whistleblowers

Los poposl to

stngthn lws o

whistllows incopots

commndtions om

th astlin Plimnts

Dys rpot into

Whistllow Potction.

Potctions o whistllows will stngthnd nd o th

st tim, mploys in th pivt scto will civ th smpotction s plic svnts.

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A new standard

for LaborTh Lo Pty hs pod histoy o impoving th livs o odiny popl

nd cmpigning on th isss tht mtt most to woking astlins.

O chivmnts hv n dlivd thogh th hd wok nd ddiction

o pincipld, thicl Lo popl committd to th Lo cs nd

yond poch.

1.Zero Tolerance of CorruptionTh ovwhlming mjoity o Lo

Pty mms thicl, pincipld

popl motivtd y gnin dsi

to impov th livs o th popl

ond thm nd dliv mo i

nd qitl astli.

In th nm o ths Lo mms

w mst snd cl mssg tht

coption will not toltd.

any pson who is ond to hv

nggd in copt condct will

xplld om th Lo Pty on

th gonds tht thi condct is

conty to th pincipls nd solidity

o Lo nd thy nwothy o

cying th cd o o gt pty.

This zo-tolnc ppoch

to coption will nocd

immditly.

2.Strengthening Decision MakingLo hs long tdition o ccs

solidity wh isss dtd

cly in th pty oom, howv

mms lv nitd hind on

position. This systm only woks whn

MPs to g o wht thy

liv is ight.

evy dmocticlly lctd Mm

o Plimnt will mpowd to

hv thi sy on th isss tht ct

thi constitnts.

Lo MPs will to vot in

ccs sd on wht thy liv

is in th st intsts o thi

constitnts nd th popl o NSW.

To dliv mo opn nd dmoctic

Lo Pty, MPs will only ond y

th nl dcision o th ll ccs nd

th Pty pltom.

Mms will to mt nddt isss with lik mindd

individls.

Th only s-gop o th ccs tht

cn ind mms is mting o th

Cint (nd Shdow Cint).

evy dmocticlly

lctd mm o

plimnt will

mpowd to hv thi

sy on th isss thtct thi constitnts.

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3.Building the Best Teamund my ldship,

Lo hs ldy

mcd chngs

lik tilling commnity

pslctions nd

stlishing pop

vtting pocss o ll nw

Lo cndidts. bt thchng mst go th.

und chngs doptd t th 2012

NSW Lo annl Stt Connc,

o th st tim, ll potntil Lo

cndidts t th nxt stt lction

will hv to disclos thi nncil,

psonl nd politicl histoy to ns

tht popl who stnd o Lo

wothy o thi commnitys sppot.

Cndidts will hv to dmonstttht thy o good chct nd

smit Sttmnt o Intnt ot

wht thy wnt to chiv, shold thy

lctd to th Plimnt o NSW.

a committ o pty lds,

chid y om Dpty Pmi

John Wtkins, will intviw nd

vt cndidts.

This nw vtting pocss will pply

to oth MPs nd MLCs in Stt

Plimnt inclding MLCs lling

csl vcncis nd cndidts

stnding in y-lctions.

4.Community PreselectionsIn th ld p to th Stt elction in

2015, vy Lo sppot in v

winnl lctots will invitd

to hlp choos thi locl Lo

cndidt nd til o uS-styl

commnity pslctions.

Th is no gt disinctnt

thn snlight nd th is no mo

opn wy o choosing cndidts

thn ltting commnitis choos o

thmslvs.

Mo thn 4000 popl pticiptd in

Los st commnity p-slction

to choos Los cndidt o Lod

Myo o Sydny.

Lind Scott ws sccssl in

chiving mjoity sppot mong

oth th commnity nd nk nd l

Lo mms nd is now City o

Sydny concillo.

Th commnity p-slction pocss

is n xciting nw wy o Lo to

ngg dictly with locl commnitis

ot th cndidts thy liv

wothy o Los sppot.

5. NSW Labor Policy ForumTh NSW Lo Policy Fom ws

stlishd in 2011 to dvlop,

xplo nd vlt policy ids

llowing nk nd l mms to

wok togth with psnttivs o

th td nion movmnt nd th

Plimnty Lo tm to hlp

solv long tm policy chllngs.

Th om povids n oppotnity to

ild Los policy o th t whil

cting nw wys to ngg th

pty mmship nd th od

commnity in policy dts.

Th Foms mk p is on thid

om th Plimnty Pty,

on thid om th td nion

movmnt, nd on thid o

mms w dictly lctd y

th nk nd l.

Th Fom hs stlishd six PolicyCommissions:

Sstinl citis

Hlthy living

edction nd qlity

Jos nd th conomy

S commnitis

Gowth in th gions

This igoos nd innovtiv nw policy

pocss will ns Los pltom

t th nxt lction is wll schd

nd gondd in Lo vls.

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