Helen Haines (Indi, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Senate is considering an amendment to the National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill to require a simple majority of the NACC oversight committee to approve the appointment of the NACC commissioner. Prime Minister, this is a good-faith and sensible amendment that will protect the independence of the NACC in the decades to come while preventing any opposition vetoing appointments. Why is this government afraid of supporting this amendment, which would guarantee that the NACC is a truly independent body?

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