Page 3414 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 19 September 1990
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(a) uphold constitutional government, the laws of the community and the principle of the role of the law;
(b) be dedicated to effective and democratic government by elected members and to the belief that honesty and integrity should be its pillars;
(c) uphold the dignity and worth of services rendered by government, maintain a constructive, creative and practical attitude towards government affairs and a deep sense of social responsibility as an elected representative;
(d) be dedicated to the highest ideals of honour and integrity in all public and personal relationships in order to maintain the dignity of the office, so that it may merit the respect and confidence of the elected government, other officials, employees and of the public;
(e) recognise that the main function of government is to serve the best interests of the community;
(f) seek no favour, believing that personal aggrandisement or profit secured by confidential information or by misuse of public time is dishonest;
(g) disclose any personal interest, either direct or indirect on any matter which comes before the Assembly or its committees;
(h) act with scrupulous honesty; and
(i) do the utmost to maintain and promote full confidence in the integrity and dignity of the elected representatives.
(8) the committee shall invite members of the public to make submissions on its operations and functions;
(9) the committee shall hold all hearings in public and each and every report of that committee shall be laid on the table of the Assembly for consideration;
(10) the committee shall present to the Assembly a Code of Ethics for consideration prior to the end of September 1990;
(11) the committee should convene as soon as possible; and
(12) the foregoing provisions of this resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the standing orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the standing orders.
Mr Speaker, I am very pleased to be able to move this motion today. It seeks to establish a new committee of this Assembly, of five members, to look after a code of ethics. It also suggests a draft code of ethics for that committee to work upon.
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