Members of parliament : law and ethics / Gerard Carney.

St. Leonards, N.S.W. : Prospect Media, 2000.

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Australia. -- Parliament.

Legislative bodies -- Australia.

Professional ethics -- Australia.

Legislators -- Australia -- Legal status, laws, etc.

1. Introduction

2. Qualifications and disqualifications

3. Disqualifications: public offices and pensions

4. Further disqualifications: consequences of disqualification

5. Parliamentary privilege

6. Freedom of speech

7. Introduction to standards of conduct

8. Abuse of public trust - corruption offences

9. Duty of confidentiality

10. Conflict of interest

11. Other standards

12. Enforcement of standards.

Includes index.

1863161589

x, 441 p.