[no bill text published] NSW Reporting Requirements for Ministers Regarding Meetings with External People

Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Ministerial Diary Disclosure) Bill 2023

Opposition Bill

19 Oct 2023: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

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Introduced by: Gareth Ward (LIB)

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Official page: progress through parliament

Official page: bill text and explanatory notes

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries must give the Secretary of the Cabinet Office a summary of relevant meetings every quarter.
The summary must be provided within one month after the quarter ends.
Relevant meetings include any discussion with an external person about portfolio or Cabinet matters.
Summaries must list the purpose of the meeting; the names of attendees; and whether attendees were lobbyists.
The Secretary of the Cabinet Office must publish these summaries on the Cabinet Office website.
Ministers do not have to report meetings that are purely personal, electorate, or party political.
Reporting is not required for meetings held overseas; social functions; or meetings where disclosure harms the public interest.

News articles and press releases

Second Reading Speech, Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Ministerial Diary Disclosure) Bill 2023

Mr GARETH WARD, Member for Kiama — 2023-10-12

The Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Ministerial Diary Disclosure) Bill 2023 seeks to strengthen the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 to enshrine transparency measures in legislation that go the heart of matters raised in previous ICAC inquiries, ensuring integrity in government and public confidence in the decision-making processes. The bill will require, under the New South Wales ministerial code of conduct, the publication of information relating to meetings involving Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries.