The other waiting to be accepted. It will end up in this link and click on the submissions on the RHS when it comes up.
The implications of recent decisions by the Court of Disputed Returns concerning section 44 of the Constitution on questions referred by the Parliament under section 376 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, with particular reference to:
(a) the decisions in connection with the disqualification of former Senators Bob Day and Rodney Culleton;
(b) a regime for disclosing information relating to aspects other than section 44(i), for which the Parliament has already provided;
(c) the form such a process might take and how it could be implemented; and
(d) any related matters.
Submission from Tony
Magrathea
As a voter my biggest
concerns are the former members of parliament not having to repay
their salaries and expenses and avoiding any investigation into
signing false declarations to nominate for election.
(a) Both former
Senators Day and Culleton were aware of the problems highlighted in
their High Court cases before signing the nomination form to be
elected. Both signed false declarations but any option to have that
investigated by the Australian Federal Police has been covered up.
The AFP were asked via
their report a Commonwealth crime page on their web site to
investigate. The AFP advised it was not their job to investigate
that the AEC was responsible. The AEC advised they have no authority
to investigate or prosecute false declaration on a nomination form
that the Attorney General must action that/. The Attorney General
advised he has no authority to direct the AFP to investigate crimes,
they are an independent authority. Copies of the documentation are
available on
http://tonymagrathea.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/whistle-blower-blocked-by-afp.html
(b) The various parliamentary committees which
call for public submission must investigate all problems highlighted
in those submissions. In the JSCEM inquiry into the 2016 election I
pointed out several problems regarding S44, Senator Roberts
citizenship, Mr Turnbull buying the rights and privileges of
Caymans Island citizen with his Caymans Island accounts and the
continuing problems with Mr Abbott where it now transpires the UK
Home Office refuse to confirm the details in his renunciation letter
shown to parliament match data held in the Home Office.
(c) The best way to handle S44 problems would be
to have an independent public service office examine all reports and
allegations of problems mentioned in the media. In parliament or by
voters writing to the office. The pubic service office would have
the authority to demand proof from MPs and should the matter not be
resolved to refer the MP to the High Court. The Office should be
independent and not have any political association at all. As a
voter I am very concerned that both the Liberal and Labour parties
seem to have an unwritten code to not refer the others members to the
High Court. To have a situation where criminality can only be
investigated because a party has the numbers in the house or the
senate is ridiculous. An MP either signed a false declaration to
nominate or later situations changed to put them in breach of S44 or
they are innocent.
(d) Should the public service office mentioned
above be instituted then a complete audit of every MP must be
undertaken. Then the AEC must be allowed to demand citizenship proof
at nomination time. At the 2016 election a senate candidate in
Tasmania was a dual citizen and a candidate in the seat of Warringah,
other than Mr Abbott, was a dual citizen or not in fact an Australian
citizen, he wasn't sure according to his blog.
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