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House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (14:28): Does the Premier now support the call for a state independent commission against corruption, as published by the Director of Public Prosecutions, or does he stand by his previous statements that his government will not announce a policy prior to the 2010 election?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (14:28): I have already made it patently clear on countless occasions in this house and outside the house that the concept of a national ICAC has merit, rather than its being replicated at a cost of tens of millions of dollars in each state. Of course, we have heard that the Liberals were apparently going to find their ICAC commissioner before the election and as a political party announce that person's name, which would mean that the appointment process would have to be the subject of an ICAC inquiry itself, because it would be patently political and corrupt. But, never mind, the fact is that a national ICAC, like the National Crime Authority, would guarantee independence from any administration and would have a roving brief over every state, because crime does not abide by borders.

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