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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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