Scott Morrison: Statement of Ministerial Standards

Aug 30, 2018

Scott Morrison became Prime Minister of Australia on August 24, 2018.

This Statement of Ministerial Standards was issued on August 30, 2018.

The statement was posted on the website of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The abstract says:

The Australian people deserve a Government that will act with integrity and in the best interests of the people they serve.

Serving the Australian people as Ministers and Assistant Ministers is an honour and comes with expectations to act at all times to the highest possible standards of probity.

All Ministers and Assistant Ministers are expected to conduct themselves in line with standards established in this Statement in order to maintain the trust of the Australian people.

All parliamentarians are required to disclose private interests to the parliament. Given the additional powers of Ministers and Assistant Ministers, the Prime Minister expects them to provide him with additional information about their private interests to ensure there are no conflicts with their roles as ministers.

This Statement is principles based and is not a complete list of rules. The Prime Minister expects all ministers in the Australian Government to live up to the high standards expected of them by the Australian people at all times.


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Sussan Ley Stands Aside From Ministry; Investigation Into Gold Coast Travel Expenses

Jan 09, 2017

The Minister for Health, Sussan Ley, has stood aside from the Turnbull ministry, pending an investigation into her travel expenses.

Ley

The Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet will investigate her travel expenses in relation to visits to the Gold Coast over the past couple of years. During one visit, Ley purchased an investment property. The Health department will also conduct an investigation.

Ley will stand aside without ministerial pay, until the investigation is completed. Senator Arthur Sinodinos will act as Minister for Health and Aged Care, and Minister for Sport.

At her press conference in Albury, Ley denied any wrongdoing.  In a statement issued yesterday, she apologised for an “error of judgement”.

Ley is the first ministerial casualty of the Turnbull government since last year’s election. After replacing Tony Abbott in September 2015, Turnbull lost three ministers in his first five months as prime minister.

Statement from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Travel claims by the Minister for Health

Today I have asked the Secretary of my Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet for advice in relation to the Statement of Ministerial Standards relating to travel claims made by the Minister for Health, Aged Care and Sport, the Hon Sussan Ley MP. [Read more…]

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Malcolm Turnbull: Statement Of Ministerial Standards

Nov 20, 2015

This is Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Statement of Ministerial Standards.

The document was released following Turnbull’s replacement of Tony Abbott as prime minister on September 15. [Read more…]

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Tony Abbott: Statement Of Ministerial Standards

Dec 11, 2013

The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has released a new statement of ministerial standards.

The Statement sets out standards in relation to pecuniary interests, shareholdings, gifts and post-ministerial employment. It forbids ministers from employing family members in their ministerial or electorate offices.

The Statement provides a series of general statements in regard to accountability and integrity. It requires ministers to stand aside if charged with a criminal offence and to resign if convicted. It also says a resignation may be required if the Prime Minister “is satisfied” the Standards have been been breached “in a substantive and material manner”. [Read more…]

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