Commissions of Inquiry (Corruption, Cronyism and Unethical Behaviour) Amendment Bill 2009* (Qld)

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Commissions of Inquiry (Corruption, Cronyism and Unethical Behaviour) Amendment Bill 2009

Queensland

Commissions of Inquiry (Corruption, Cronyism and Unethical Behaviour) Amendment Bill 2009

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A Bill

for An Act to amend the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950

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Commissions of Inquiry (Corruption, Cronyism and Unethical Behaviour) Amendment Bill [s 1]

The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

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This Act may be cited as the Commissions of Inquiry (Corruption, Cronyism and Unethical Behaviour) Amendment Act 2009.

Act amended This Act amends the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950.

Insertion of new s 35 After section 34— insert—

Inquiry into corruption, cronyism and unethical behaviour

'(1) The Attorney-General must, within 21 days after the commencement of this section, advise the Governor to establish a commission of inquiry under this Act into corruption, cronyism and unethical behaviour by the Labor Government of Queensland between 1998 and 2009.

'(2) The commission is to be constituted by a person who— (a) either— (i) is or has been a Supreme Court judge; or

(ii) is or has been a judge of a Supreme Court of another State or of the Federal Court of Australia; and

(b) has been or was a judge of the court for at least 15 years.

'(3) However, if after making reasonable inquiries, the Attorney-General is unable to locate a person mentioned in subsection (2) who is willing to constitute the commission, the Attorney-General must ask the Bar Association of

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