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    • Cabinet Handbook
      • Introduction
      • Foreword
      • The process of Cabinet
        • 1.1 Principles of Cabinet
        • 1.2 The Cabinet and collective responsibility
        • 1.3 Ministers
        • 1.4 The Governor
        • 1.5 Matters for consideration by Cabinet
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      • Roles and responsibilities
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        • 2.5 Cabinet Legislation and Liaison Officers
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        • 2.7 Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel
        • 2.8 Parliamentary Secretaries
      • Committees
        • 3.1 Cabinet Committees
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        • 3.3 Interdepartmental committees
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      • Procedures
        • 4.1 Notification of Cabinet Meetings
        • 4.2 Cabinet Timetable
        • 4.3 Determination of the business list for Cabinet meetings
        • 4.4 Lodgement process for Cabinet submissions
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        • 4.6 Lodgement letter
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        • 4.16 Cabinet cycle: Procedural timelines
        • 4.17 Matters to Note Template
      • Preparation of submissions
        • 5.1 Types of submissions
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        • 5.5 Example Cabinet submission coversheet
        • 5.6 Example Cabinet Committee submission coversheet
        • 5.7 Example body of Policy and Policy Memorandum submission
        • 5.8 Example body of Authority to Prepare a Bill submission
        • 5.9 Example body of Authority to Introduce a Bill submission
        • 5.10 Example body of Authority to Forward Significant Subordinate Legislation submission
        • 5.11 Example body of an Information submission
        • 5.12 Example body of a Significant Appointment submission
      • Consultation
        • 6.1 Community consultation
        • 6.2 Consultation within Government
        • 6.3 Discussion (Green) Papers and Policy (White) Papers
      • Legislation
        • 7.1 Legislation program
        • 7.2 Development of a Bill
        • 7.3 Finalisation of a Bill
        • 7.4 Significant Subordinate Legislation
        • 7.5 Parliamentary Scrutiny of Legislation Committee
        • 7.6 Private Members Bills
      • Guidelines for briefing
        • 8.1 Bills before the House
        • 8.2 Parliamentary Committees
        • 8.3 Qld submissions to Commonwealth
      • Caretaker conventions
        • 9.1 Basic conventions and practices
        • 9.2 The caretaker period
        • 9.3 Notification of the convention(s)
        • 9.4 Appointments
        • 9.5 Major new policy contracts
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        • 9.7 Guidelines for consultation by the Opposition
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        • 9.9 Legislation
        • 9.10 Executive Council during the caretaker period
        • 9.11 Other matters
    • Ministerial Handbook
      • Introduction
      • Amendments
      • Human Resource Management
        • 1.1 Employee Assistance Service
        • 1.2 Office Staff
        • 1.3 Personal Injury
        • 1.4 Personal Development
          • 1.4.1 Study and Research Assistance Scheme
          • 1.4.2 Learning and Development
        • 1.5 Workplace behaviour
          • 1.5.1 Workplace bullying
          • 1.5.2 Discrimination
          • 1.5.3 Sexual harassment
          • 1.5.4 Code of Conduct
        • 1.6 Workplace Health and Safety
      • Information Management
        • 2.1 Electronic mail
        • 2.2 Information security
        • 2.3 Privacy
        • 2.4 Internet use
        • 2.5 Ministerial records
      • Accountability and Ethics
        • 3.1 Accountability and budget process
        • 3.2 Administrative arrangements
        • 3.3 Gifts - received
        • 3.4 Gifts - made
        • 3.5 Indemnities
        • 3.6 Membership of Boards, Committees or Councils
        • 3.7 Ministers Code of Ethics
        • 3.8 Ministerial Delegations
        • 3.9 Office of the Minister-Role and Function
        • 3.10 Pecuniary Interests Declaration
        • 3.11 Queensland Contact with Lobbyist Code
        • 3.12 Public Report of Ministerial Office Expenses
      • Expenses relating to a Minister's Office
        • 4.1 Expenditure - allowable
        • 4.2 Parliamentary Service support for the Office of the Minister
        • 4.3 Expenditure - not allowable
        • 4.4 Accommodation
        • 4.5 Consultants
        • 4.6 Delegations
        • 4.7 Hospitality and Official Functions
        • 4.8 Office equipment
        • 4.9 Partner's expenses
        • 4.10 Political Party Expenses
        • 4.11 Telecommunications
        • 4.12 Transportation
        • 4.13 Travel
        • 4.14 Other Expenses
      • Entitlements
        • 5.1 Staff
        • 5.2 Ministers
        • 5.3 Parliamentary Secretaries
        • 5.4 Former Premiers
      • Ministerial Services
        • 6.1 Contact Officers for enquiries
        • 6.2 Ministerial Services - role
      • Appendixes
      • Glossary
    • Executive Council Handbook
      • Foreword
      • Introduction
      • The Governor
        • 1.1 Powers and functions of the Sovereign
        • 1.2 Office of Governor
        • 1.3 Powers and functions of the Governor
      • Powers, role and composition of the Executive Council
        • 2.1 Legislative Basis
        • 2.2 Role of the Executive Council
        • 2.3 Advice from Ministers
        • 2.4 Membership
      • Meetings of the Executive Council
        • 3.1 Time and place
        • 3.2 Quorum
        • 3.3 Absence of Governor
        • 3.4 Special meetings
        • 3.5 Special meeting following cancellation of Cabinet meeting
        • 3.6 Meeting procedure
      • Executive Council Support Services
        • 4.1 Location and role
        • 4.2 Clerk of the Executive Council
        • 4.3 Public Seal of the State
        • 4.4 Executive Council documentation
        • 4.5 Index of Executive Council Minutes
        • 4.6 Executive Council database
        • 4.7 Cabinet Legislation Liaison Officers
      • Matters for Executive Council
        • 5.1 Matters for consideration by Cabinet prior to submission to Governor in Council
        • 5.2 Matters for consideration by Governor in Council
      • Executive Council procedures
        • 6.1 Notification of meetings
        • 6.2 Lodgement of Executive Council documents
        • 6.3 Approval process
        • 6.4 Late Minutes
        • 6.5 Withdrawal of whole Minute listed on the schedule which is considered at Cabinet
        • 6.6 Partial withdrawal of a Minute listed on the schedule which is considered at Cabinet
        • 6.7 Withdrawal of whole Minute after Cabinet has met
        • 6.8 Partial withdrawal of a Minute after Cabinet has met
        • 6.9 Revoking a Minute
        • 6.10 Rescinding a Minute
        • 6.11 Amending or correcting a Minute
        • 6.12 Jointly sponsored minutes
        • 6.13 Return of Minutes following approval
        • 6.14 Executive Council procedures for an Acting Minister
        • 6.15 Release of information by Executive Council Secretariat
        • 6.16 Confidentiality of proceedings
        • 6.17 Freedom of Information requests
        • 6.18 Announcement of Executive Council decisions
      • Action following meeting of Executive Council
        • 7.1 Notification and publication in the Queensland Government Gazette
        • 7.2 Certified copies of Executive Council Minutes
      • Executive Council documents
        • 8.1 Governor in Council matters to be authorised by Legislation
        • 8.2 Executive Council Minutes
        • 8.3 Format of minutes
        • 8.4 Use of schedules
        • 8.5 Aggregation of Minutes and grouping of similar matters
        • 8.6 Explanatory Memorandum
        • 8.7 Use of permanent paper
      • Caretaker conventions
        • 9.1 Caretaker period
        • 9.2 Executive Council meetings
      • Machinery of Government Changes
        • 10.1 Administrative Arrangements Orders
        • 10.2 Departmental Arrangements Notices
      • Appendices
    • Legislation Handbook
      • Foreword
      • Introduction
      • Context of legislation
        • 1.1 Legislation and the general law
        • 1.2 Why legislation is needed
        • 1.3 How legislation operates on a matter
        • 1.4 The power of the Parliament of Queensland
        • 1.5 How Parliament makes legislation
        • 1.6 Information about the following chapters
        • 1.7 Departments and agencies
        • 1.8 Glossary
      • Policy development of a government Bill
        • 2.1 The nature of policy
        • 2.2 Is a new law needed
        • 2.3 Power to make the law
        • 2.4 Bill or subordinate legislation
        • 2.5 Portfolio Bills
        • 2.6 Statute Law Bills
        • 2.7 Sponsoring a Bill
        • 2.8 Role of officers
        • 2.9 Timetable
        • 2.10 Obtaining appropriate advice
        • 2.11 Considering FLPs
        • 2.12 Matters needing consideration
      • The drafting process
        • 3.1 OQPCs involvement before ATP
        • 3.2 Authority to Prepare a Bill approval
        • 3.3 Drafting process
        • 3.4 Role of instructing officer
        • 3.5 Role of drafter
        • 3.6 Authority to Introduce a Bill approval
        • 3.7 Other relevant matters
      • The parliamentary process
        • 4.1 Parliament of Queensland
        • 4.2 Timing of the introduction of a Bill
        • 4.3 Explanatory notes
        • 4.4 Messages from the Governor
        • 4.5 Presentation and first reading
        • 4.6 Second reading speech
        • 4.7 Role of Scrutiny of Legislation Committee
        • 4.8 Amendments during consideration in detail
        • 4.9 Resumption of the second reading debate
        • 4.10 Consideration in detail stage
        • 4.11 Third reading and long title
        • 4.12 Cognate debates
        • 4.13 Record of Proceedings
        • 4.14 Attendance by officers and drafter
        • 4.15 Private members' Bills and amendments during consideration in detail
      • Royal assent
      • Subordinate legislation
        • 6.1 What is subordinate legislation
        • 6.2 Drafting subordinate legislation
        • 6.3 Subordinate legislation must be within power
        • 6.4 Unauthorised subdelegation
        • 6.5 Presumption of prospectivity
        • 6.6 Retrospective provisions
        • 6.7 Power to make instruments
        • 6.8 Certification
        • 6.9 Penalties
        • 6.10 Infringement notice offences
        • 6.11 RISs and explanatory notes
        • 6.12 Notification
        • 6.13 Tabling and disallowance
        • 6.14 Parliamentary scrutiny
        • 6.15 Interpretation
        • 6.16 Expiry of subordinate legislation
        • 6.17 Printing, notification and tabling processes
      • Fundamental legislative principles
        • 7.1 Considering FLPs
        • 7.2 Rights and liberties of individuals
        • 7.3 The institution of Parliament
        • 7.4 Example of FLPs - inspectoral powers
      • Appendix
      • Glossary
    • Parliamentary Procedures Handbook
      • Foreword
      • Introduction
      • Definition of Parliament and the functions of the Legislative Assembly
        • 1.1 Definition of Parliament
        • 1.2 Overview of the functions of the Legislative Assembly
        • 1.3 Supply, confidence and government
        • 1.4 Legislative function
        • 1.5 Financial control
        • 1.6 Scrutiny of the Executive
        • 1.7 Inquisitorial function
        • 1.8 Forum for debate and grievance
      • Sources of parliamentary law and practice
        • 2.1 Overview
        • 2.2 Statute
        • 2.3 Standing Orders
        • 2.4 Sessional Orders
        • 2.5 Rulings of the Chair
        • 2.6 Custom and practice
        • 2.7 Practice of the House of Commons
      • Parliamentary publications
        • 3.1 Votes and Proceedings
        • 3.2 Hansard
        • 3.3 Notice Paper
        • 3.4 Daily Program
        • 3.5 Access to publications
      • Meetings and business
        • 4.1 The sessions of Parliament
        • 4.2 Sitting periods and sitting days
        • 4.3 Prorogation and its effects
        • 4.4 Recess
        • 4.5 Dissolution of Parliament and its effects
        • 4.6 Typical Daily Program
        • 4.7 Typical Notice Paper
      • Motions, resolutions and orders
        • 5.1 Definition of motion
        • 5.2 Notice of motion
        • 5.3 Some rules relating to motions
        • 5.4 Resolutions and orders
      • Amendments
        • 6.1 Definition
        • 6.2 Drafting of amendments to Bills
        • 6.3 Some rules relating to amendments
      • Legislation
        • 7.1 General
        • 7.2 Classification of Bills
        • 7.3 Preparation of Bills
        • 7.4 Approval of Government Bill
        • 7.5 Overview and history associated with the stages of a Bill
        • 7.6 Initiation, first reading and printing
        • 7.7 Second reading speech
        • 7.8 Scrutiny of Legislation Committee (SLC) and the Alert Digest
        • 7.9 Resumption of second reading debate
        • 7.10 Debate in Committee of the Whole House
        • 7.11 Amendments in Committee of the Whole House
        • 7.12 Report, third reading and title
        • 7.13 Attorney - General's confirmation letter for Assent
        • 7.14 Royal Assent
        • 7.15 Urgent Bills
        • 7.16 Urgent Assent to a Bill
        • 7.17 Cognate debates
        • 7.18 Following the progress of a Bill
      • Ministerial statements
        • 8.1 The purpose of ministerial statements
        • 8.2 The opportunity to make ministerial statements
        • 8.3 Suggested form for ministerial statements
        • 8.4 Making a ministerial statement outside the provided time frame
        • 8.5 Reply to ministerial statements
        • 8.6 Rulings by Speakers on ministerial statements
        • 8.7 Notice of intention to make a ministerial statement
      • Parliamentary questions and answers
        • 9.1 Questions without notice
        • 9.2 Questions on Notice
        • 9.3 Time limits for answers to Questions on Notice
        • 9.4 Procedure for answering Questions on Notice
        • 9.5 Distribution of answers to Questions on Notice
        • 9.6 Electronic layout and format of answers to Questions on Notice
        • 9.7 Publication of answers to Questions on Notice in Hansard
      • Petitions
        • 10.1 General rules
        • 10.2 Form
        • 10.3 Petitions to be lodged with the Clerk
        • 10.4 Time limits to lodge
        • 10.5 Custody
        • 10.6 Action by the Clerk
        • 10.7 Ministerial response
      • Subordinate legislation
        • 11.1 General
        • 11.2 Time frame for tabling
        • 11.3 Procedures for tabling
        • 11.4 Notification of tabling
        • 11.5 Disallowance of subordinate legislation
        • 11.6 Debate of disallowance motion
        • 11.7 Scrutiny of Legislation Committee (SLC)
      • Revocations
        • 12.1 General
        • 12.2 Ministerial Notice of Motion and tabling of proposals
        • 12.3 Resumption of debate on proposal - period of notice required
        • 12.4 Debate on proposals
      • Tabling of parliamentary papers
        • 13.1 Categories of papers
        • 13.2 Tabling of reports and other papers by Ministers
        • 13.3 Copies of reports to be supplied to the Bills and Papers Office
        • 13.4 Security of copies of reports and papers
        • 13.5 Size and format of reports
        • 13.6 Errors in tabled papers
        • 13.7 Tabling when Parliament is not sitting
      • Tabling of annual reports
        • 14.1 Time frame for tabling
        • 14.2 Late tabling of an annual report
        • 14.3 Tabling annual reports when the Parliament is not sitting
      • Role and function of parliamentary committees
        • 15.1 General
        • 15.2 Sub committees
        • 15.3 Benefits of committees
      • Parliamentary committees - creation, operation and dissolution
        • 16.1 How committees are created
        • 16.2 Membership and establishment
        • 16.3 Dissolution
        • 16.4 Jurisdiction
        • 16.5 Public operation
        • 16.6 Typical inquiry process
      • Current committees and their role
        • 17.1 Current committees
        • 17.2 Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee (MEPPC)
        • 17.3 Legal, Constitutional and Administrative Review Committee (LCARC)
        • 17.4 Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
        • 17.5 Public Works Committee (PWC)
        • 17.6 Scrutiny of Legislation Committee (SLC)
        • 17.7 Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee (PCJC)
        • 17.8 Travelsafe Committee (TSAFE)
        • 17.9 Standing Orders Committee (SOC)
        • 17.10 Estimates committees
      • Ministerial responses to committee recommendations
        • 18.1 Requirement on Ministers to respond
        • 18.2 Content of response
        • 18.3 Tabling of a response
      • Modern financial process - Estimates committees process
        • 19.1 Constitutional and legal background
        • 19.2 Overview of Estimates committee process
        • 19.3 Establishment and membership of Estimates committees
        • 19.4 Method of operation
        • 19.5 Matters considered
        • 19.6 Questions on Notice
        • 19.7 Order of hearing
        • 19.8 Cabinet Legislation and Liaison Officers and the Research Director
        • 19.9 Time of hearings
        • 19.10 Lists of witnesses
        • 19.11 Documents provided by witnesses
        • 19.12 Venue
        • 19.13 In-camera hearings
        • 19.14 Scope of questions (admissibility)
        • 19.15 Questions/answers
        • 19.16 Broadcasting of proceedings
        • 19.17 Material tabled at hearings
        • 19.18 Confidential documents
        • 19.19 Authorisation to publish documents
        • 19.20 Questions taken on notice
        • 19.21 Record of questions taken on notice
        • 19.22 Distribution and correction of Hansard
        • 19.23 Tabling of estimates committee reports in the Legistive Assembly
        • 19.24 Distribution of report
        • 19.25 Debate of reports
        • 19.26 Passing the Budget
      • Relationship between Parliament and certain statutory officers
        • 20.1 Auditor - General
        • 20.2 Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations (the Ombudsman)
        • 20.3 Parliamentary Criminal Justice Commissioner
      • Public officers and Parliament
        • 21.1 Obligations on public servants
        • 21.2 Protection to witnesses
      • Parliamentary privilege and contempt
        • 22.1 Privileges of the Legislative Assembly
        • 22.2 Contempt
      • Matters relating to Members of Parliament
        • 23.1 Salaries
        • 23.2 Other entitlements
        • 23.3 Office support
        • 23.4 Restrictions on Members dealing with the Government
      • Enquiries
      • Glossary
    • Welcome Aboard
      • Introduction
      • Purpose of the Guide
      • Role of Government Boards
        • 2.1 Functions
        • 2.2 Responsibilities/reporting relationships
        • 2.3 Categories of Government Boards
      • Role of Key Players
        • 3.1 Ministers
        • 3.2 Chair
        • 3.3 Board members
        • 3.4 Chief Executive Officer
        • 3.5 Executive Officer/Secretary
        • 3.6 Minutes
        • 3.7 Proxies and Observers
      • Selection and recruitment
        • 4.1 Government priorities
        • 4.2 Board composition
        • 4.3 Statutory requirements
        • 4.4 Member skills and attributes
        • 4.5 Member expertise
      • Remuneration
        • 5.1 Public sector employees on Government Boards
      • Induction
      • Duties and Responsibilities of Board Members
        • 7.1 Enabling legislation
        • 7.2 Common law
        • 7.3 General legislation
        • 7.4 Judicial Review
        • 7.5 Freedom of Information
        • 7.6 Privacy
        • 7.7 The Ombudsman
        • 7.8 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
        • 7.9 Integrity Commissioner
        • 7.10 Code of conduct
        • 7.11 Restrictive trade practices
        • 7.12 Approval requirements
        • 7.13 Delegations
        • 7.14 Accountability arrangements for subsidiary companies
        • 7.15 Overseas travel for official purposes
        • 7.16 Credit cards
      • The Role of Public Service Employees on Government Boards
        • 8.1 Role and responsibilities
        • 8.2 Incorporated Government Bodies - Conflicts of Interest
        • 8.3 Remuneration
      • Liability and Indemnity
        • 9.1 Crown employees appointed to boards
        • 9.2 Guarantees
        • 9.3 Indemnities
        • 9.4 Insurance
        • 9.5 Misfeasance in public office
      • Evaluating Board performance
        • 10.1 Reporting requirements
      • Government Owned Corporations
        • 11.1 Role
        • 11.2 Key officers
        • 11.3 Duties and responsibilities
        • 11.4 Remuneration
        • 11.5 Board member selection
        • 11.6 Reporting requirements
        • 11.7 Overseas travel
        • 11.8 Credit Cards
        • 11.9 Indemnities for GOCs
        • 11.10 Insurance for GOCs
        • 11.11 Other Government policies affecting GOCs
        • 11.12 Induction of GOC Directors
        • 11.13 Office of Government Owned Corporations (OGOC)
        • 11.14 Freedom of Information Act 1992 and Judicial Review Act 1991
        • 11.15 Privacy
        • 11.16 Application of other acts
      • Attachments
        • 1. Resources
        • 2. Contact Details
        • 3. Useful Internet links
        • 5. Remuneration Guidelines for Directors and Senior Executives in Government Owned Corporations
      • Glossary
  • Integrity and accountability discussion paper
  • Multicultural Action Plan
  • Pandemic Influenza Fact Sheets
  • Pandemic Influenza Plan 2009
  • Pandemic guide for Queensland Government agencies
  • Performance Management Framework
  • Primary School Curriculum and Educational Standards Review
  • Privacy Plan
  • Privacy Plan for Ministerial Officers
    • Introduction
    • Information Privacy Principles
    • Application of the Plan
    • Implementation of the Privacy Plan
  • Protocol Handbook
  • Queensland's Criminal Justice System Bulletin
  • Reef Water Quality Protection Plan
  • Review of Government Boards, Committees and Statutory Authorities
  • Sectorwide
    • November 2009
      • Awards and accolades
      • 'Greater degree' of study support
      • Super insights podcast
      • Tony's ride for breast cancer
      • Inspiring women to lead
      • Ecstatic Louisa off to Vanuatu
      • Make your records count
      • Dig your DG
      • School nurses clock up 10 years
      • 17 healthy years of disputes
      • Happy second birthday, ULDA
      • Sad loss to Indigenous education
      • Wide shorts
    • October 2009
      • Innovation in Queensland Podcast
      • Want the right information?
      • Chasing the Sunshine
      • New look at climate change
      • Fish Habitat Areas turn 40
      • Sandstone craftsmanship on show
      • Awards and accolades
      • Public servants in World Cup
      • Roads in the Wilderness
      • People profile
      • Modern Times at State Library
      • Q100 Celebrations
      • Wide shorts
    • September 2009
      • Flexible Workplace Program
      • Simon's big screen advantage
      • Podcast - Inspiring Women
      • Awards and accolades
      • Integrity and Accountability paper
      • John Embley's tracks retraced
      • Dig your DG
      • 150 years of Queensland photos
      • What Queensland tastes like
      • Place a graduate in a job
      • Reducing rental stress
      • 100 years of plant research
      • Wide shorts
    • August 2009
      • Queensland Tourism's best ever ad (cover story)
      • Public service reforms
      • Q150 Steam Train
      • Aka the detector dog
      • Greener, cleaner QFleet
      • Crown Law's three new deputies
      • Biosecurity splatters lantana
      • Queensland's history online
      • People profile
      • Awards and accolades
      • Wide shorts
    • July 2009
      • Whistle while you work (cover story)
      • Make a splash with the Premier's Awards
      • Wide shorts
      • Healthy history
      • Great year to give blood
      • Barry goes back to Vietnam
      • People profile
      • Police 'Dawgs' tackle Masters
      • Three generations in the TAFE foundry
      • Awards and accolades
    • June 2009
      • New departments take shape
      • Police officer named Queenslander of the Year
      • Cancer screening in the workplace
      • Triple serving of Chinese
      • An historical tour with a podcast guide
      • Meet the Heads of Main Roads
      • Data technology's total transformation
      • One minute with...
      • Mike builds carpentry skills
      • Awards and accolades
    • April/May 2009
      • Sectorwide goes green after 14 years and 150 print editions
      • Pick of the pics in a few clicks
      • Better coordination and service delivery
      • High honours for public servants
      • Parading our past
      • Makeover for www.qld.gov.au
      • Baby you've come a long way
      • My best day at work
      • Discovering Queensland's Indigenous leaders
      • Vote for your favourite icon
      • People profile - Making science fun
      • Wide shorts
    • March 2009
      • Pat Rafter Arena delivers winning serve
      • My best day at work
      • Premier's Flood Relief Appeal
      • Electrical teacher of the year
      • Dig your DG - Setter of high standards
      • Safety guru Noelene collects industry award
      • Breakfast in Cambodia from Secret Santa
      • Stay up-to-date with eRail Updates
      • At the frontline - Ron makes more than a remote difference
      • Getting smart with licences
      • Stepping up to good leadership
      • International Women's Day 2009 - our women, our state
      • SchoolTech tackles the skills shortage
      • You'll be glad you met GLADIS
      • What's the big idea?
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          • Documents should not be confidential
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          • Comprehensive response to the review
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          • Improve and strengthen government
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        • Published submissions 21 - 40
          • Accountability of the democratic processes
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          • Time for a Royal Commission of Enquiry
          • What is needed to improve the governance of Queensland
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          • Electoral campaigns
          • Donations to political parties should be banned
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          • Need for discussion paper at local government level
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          • Support re-establishment of the upper house
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          • Queenslanders want an Upper House
          • Re-introduce the Upper House
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          • A response to the discussion paper
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          • A full scale Royal Commission must be invoked
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          • The essence of democracy
          • A separate, independent upper house
        • Published submissions 61 - 80
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          • Re-establish the Legislative Council
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          • It's not just about honesty and openness
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          • What about land owners?
          • State and Local government integrity regimes should be the same
          • Lack of integrity in the Queensland Police Service
        • Published submissions 81 - 100
          • A detailed response to the discussion paper
          • We need a Royal Commission
          • Ethics
          • A response from 'Save Our Foreshore Inc'
          • We need an indepentent Upper House
          • A Queensland Bill of Rights
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers
          • Re-instate an Upper House
          • Improve the Integrity and Accountability Framework
          • Tighten processes for approving development
          • Making koala habitat disappear
          • Concerns about various issues
          • Concerns about various issues
          • Integrity and Accountability = Human Rights Protection
          • Reforming political donations and electoral funding
          • Decisions without consultation
          • Various accountability issues
          • From the Clerk of the Parliament
          • Reforms are imperative to restore trust
          • A response from ANTaR Qld
        • Published submissions 101 - 120
          • A response from the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC)
          • Ethical standards, conflicts of interest, political donations,fundraising and lobbyists
          • A response from the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland - Bayside Branch
          • Changes needed to the lobbyists system
          • An Upper House would reduce corruption
          • Restore the Upper House
          • A response from the Australian Labor Party - Qld Branch
          • A Queensland Bill of Rights will protect human rights
          • Various accountability issues
          • Various accountability issues
          • Various accountability issues
          • Various accountability issues
          • Various accountability issues
          • Various accountability issues
          • Government to be congratulated on determination to strengthen systems
          • Establish an independent Electoral Scrutineering Body
          • Restore the Legislative Council
          • Emphasis on development at expense of community and environment
          • Centralise the review and enforcement function
          • Proposing a return of the Upper House
        • Published submissions 121 - 140
          • A response from the Queensland Greens
          • Are two houses really better than one?
          • Adopt the UK election funding system
          • Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld Logan Branch
          • Reinstate the Upper House
          • Increase transparency in the source of political donations
          • Make 'significant' donations to political parties illegal
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers
          • Various accountability issues
          • Supporting implementation of transparency of decision-making
          • Supporting the development of an industry code of conduct for lobbyists
          • Internal audit is a key pillar of good governance
          • Various accountability issues
          • Inadequate consideration of the needs of the future
          • Integrity and Accountability = Human Rights Protection
          • Limit political donations and campaign advertising
          • Proposing changes to the lobbyists register
          • Ethics education is an essential element
          • Various accountability issues
          • A response to the Integrity and Accountability in Queensland Discussion Paper from the LNP
        • Published submissions 141 - 160
          • Anti-association laws
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers
          • Reform the investigation of police complaints
          • Disclosure by Boards and Directors
          • Apply rules equally to both levels of Government
          • Give the Lobbying Code of Conduct legislative force
          • A genuine bipartisan review of the parliamentary committee system is needed
          • Response from a member of the Integrity and Accountability Round Table
          • Supporting the return of an Electoral and Administrative Review Commission
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers
          • Accommodate anonymous reporting by staffers or public servants
          • Use Local Government decision making process for property matters
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers
          • Integrity and Accountability = Human Rights Protection
          • Abolish donations to political parties
          • Set up a Royal Commission
          • Optional preferential voting
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers
          • Changes to procurement processes
          • Public scrutiny is vital
        • Published submissions 161 - 180
          • Integrity and Accountability = Human Rights Protection
          • Supporting accountability and transparency of decision making
          • Change external audits
          • Reform should be directed to Parliament
          • Optional preferential voting
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers (Part A)
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers (Part B)
          • Issues with political fundraising
          • A response from the Premier's expert round table
          • Community survey
          • Integrity of the political process ought to remain the paramount consideration
          • Concerns with current system
          • Reinstate the Upper House
          • Restore section 57
          • Community survey
          • Passing proper whistle blower legislation
          • Whistling While They Work Report
          • Structural arrangements for achieving good governance
          • Break the stranglehold of developers
          • Protect confidentiality of journalists' sources
        • Published submissions 181 - 200
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers
          • Strengthen risk management components
          • Community survey
          • Community survey
          • Community survey
          • Community survey
          • Community survey
          • Community survey
          • Lobbying and post separation employment reforms are a positive step
          • Proposing amendments to the Contact with Lobbyists Code
          • A response from the Queensland Ombudsman
          • Publish Cabinet minutes within 72 hours
          • Accountability and fiduciary obligations of Ministers should be specifically spelt out
          • Supporting the call for a Royal Commission
          • Establish an Indigenous Ombudsman Office
          • A useful start to ongoing dialogue on transparency issues
          • Review the current system for management of conflicts of interest against ASX best practices principles
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers
          • Supporting the extension of the Contact with Lobbyists Code and Register to local government in Queensland
          • Ex-Ministers should not be offered plum jobs
        • Published submissions 201 - 220
          • Importance of Parliamentary Committees must increase over time
          • Restrict the access of lobbyists and developers
          • Align federal and state policies and practices
          • Issues with Queensland Health
          • Fix it
          • Integrity and accountability must start at the top with our political leaders
          • 'Zero tolerance' to corruption and unethical practices
          • Transparency in the administration of the Wild Rivers Act
          • A response to the Integrity and Accountability in Queensland green paper
          • A response to the Integrity and Accountability in Queensland green paper
          • Supporting the full implementation of all CMC legislative reform recommendations from the Gold Coast City Council inquiry
          • Cash rewards for whistleblowers
          • Reform land dealings, land use and land management
          • Restore the Legislative Council
          • Separation of powers
          • Need to strengthen integrity and accountability in the Department of Education
          • Culture
          • Pride
          • Calling for a Royal Commission
          • Improve police relationships with marginalised groups
        • Published submissions 221 - 240
          • A response on the suitability of procurement processes
          • Democracy has been hijacked by economic interest groups
          • Ban political donations
          • Expand the role of the Integrity Commissioner
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