Page 4654 - Week 15 - Wednesday, 7 December 1994
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MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer): I would like to make a statement under standing order 47, Madam Speaker. The Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Bill that Mr Humphries has referred to was introduced into this Assembly in September and was passed two weeks ago without amendment. Mr Humphries clearly had at least a couple of months to consider the proposal that we have before us at the moment and to put out an exposure draft. He did not take that opportunity.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS - ENGAGEMENT IN OTHER ACTIVITIES
MR BERRY (Manager of Government Business) (10.44): This motion is about principles. I move:
That this Assembly endorses the following principles:
(1) Members are elected to serve the community in a full time capacity; and
(2) Members so elected should not engage in the activities of any business, trade or profession in the course of their term in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
This, I repeat, is about principles. Just a little while ago members approved the Public Sector Management Act. Pursuant to the Public Sector Management Act, a little while ago I tabled the ACT Government Service Management Standards. Contained within those standards is a provision which deals with our public servants in relation to second jobs, and it goes on to say:
... an officer must not without approval in writing from the Chief Executive of the agency:
. accept or continue to hold paid employment in the Commonwealth or under the government of any State, or in or under any public or municipal corporation;
... ... ...
. engage in or undertake any such business whether as principal or agent;
. engage or continue in the private practice of any profession, occupation or trade or enter into any employment, whether remunerative or not, with any person, company or firm who or which is so engaged;
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