Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Mackellar for her question. As the parliament has just heard from the Acting Prime Minister, there will be legislation in the House tomorrow to establish a national anti-corruption commission. It is a major piece of reform to Australia's integrity framework. As I hope everyone is aware, I've consulted across the parliament, including with the opposition and the crossbench in both houses, on the formation of this legislation. The Australian people believe in integrity. The Australian people voted for a government which will deliver a powerful, transparent and independent national anticorruption commission.

On the specific question of oversight of the commission, when the bill is introduced tomorrow, members will see that the commission will have a joint statutory committee with senators and with members of this House who will act as an oversight committee for the activities of the national anticorruption commission. Members will also see when the bill is introduced tomorrow that there will be an inspector of the commission, who will perform a similar role to the role that's performed by inspectors in the states and territories which have included that aspect in their anticorruption arrangements.

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