Bligh announces sweeping Integrity and Accountability review – and bans success fees
Source: Queensland. Premier. Media Release
"The Bligh Government will launch a thorough review of integrity and accountability issues in a landmark move which heralds significant reforms. Premier Anna Bligh announced the review would focus on a broad range of integrity and accountability issues including such areas as political fundraising, the adequacy of internal misconduct investigation procedures. At the same time, Ms Bligh also announced the government would - in an Australian first - legislate to ban the payment of success fees to lobbyists who achieve favourable outcomes from government for their clients. "