shared from Penny bright ...... Penny Bright 2 hrs NEED A HAND HERE FOLKS! PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD - ESPECIALLY TO MPs! WE NEED THE EPSOM BY-ELECTION TO HELP KEEP THE PUBLIC SPOTLIGHT ON CORRUPTION! MPS who are opposed to corruption, should NOT support the upcoming vote (which needs 75% of MPs - 91 MPs) to prevent this Epsom by-election going ahead! Please make your voices heard - ASAP! ___________________________________________________________ 10 June 2014 PRESS RELEASE FROM ANTI-CORRUPTION PUBLIC WATCHDOG PENNY BRIGHT - Why I support Graham McCreadys call for an Epsom by-election. I, Penny Bright, anti-corruption and anti-privatisation Public Watchdog support the call of private prosecutor Graham McCready, for MPs to support a by-election in Epsom, and NOT to provide this National Government with the numbers to make up the 91 MPs (75%) required to STOP this by-election. In my considered opinion, any public monies spent on this Epsom by-election, will NOT be a waste of money - but an investment in the fight against corruption in New Zealand perceived to be the least corrupt country in the world. cpi.transparency.org/cpi2013/results/ The general election will focus on many issues, but a by-election in Epsom will help keep a huge public spotlight specifically on corrupt practices such as electoral fraud - which have apparently been common practice. https://nz.news.yahoo/election/a/-/24196184/prebble-told-to-back-up-allegations-of-electoral-fraud/ How many other internationally-recognised corrupt practices are common practice in New Zealand? Here are a couple of examples of corrupt practice that most New Zealanders have never even heard of, but are endemic here, in my considered opinion: Ever heard of State capture? Where vested interests get their way at policy level - before legislation is passed which serves their interests. __________________________________________________________ answers/topic/state-capture State capture’ obtains when a small number of firms (or such entities as the military) is able to shape the rules of the game to its advantage through massive illicit, and non-transparent provision of private benefits to officials and politicians. Examples of such behaviour include the ability to control legislative votes, to obtain favourable executive decrees and court decisions. A relatively new concept, the main proponents being World Bank researchers, it echoes that of ‘crony capitalism’ and covers cases where high-level corruption is pervasive. (See military-industrial complex; clientelism.) Read more: answers/topic/state-capture#ixzz34BuEK4YI __________________________________________________________ (Thats how the NZ Business Round Table (BRT) used to do it - by focusing on policy, pretending that their greedy self-interest was somehow in the national interest, and pushing for legislation from which they profited. The BRT mantra that public was bad - private was good helped to frame the Rogernomics legislation which allowed the commercialisation, corporatisation and privatisation of public assets, a number of which (or shares of which) ended up in the hands of BRT members.) Where can you check for State capture? Read the Regulatory Impact Statements / Regulatory Impact Reports and find out with whom the policy analysts have been consulting and treating as independent third-parties - when they actually have and are vested interests .... _________________________________________________________ How about post-separation employment? The revolving door between public office and employment in the private sector. icac.nsw.gov.au/preventing-corruption/knowing-your-risks/post-separation-employment/4301 Post-separation employment Post-separation employment is the situation where a public official leaves the public sector and obtains employment in the private sector. The principle underlying the management of post-separation employment is the need to ensure that public sector decisions are made only on their merits and not compromised by extraneous considerations or personal interests. The Department of Premier and Cabinet Personnel Handbook refers to this issue in Section 8-12: Employees should not use their position to obtain opportunities for future employment. They should not allow themselves or their work to be influenced by plans for, or offers of, employment outside the department. ________________________________________________ There should be a mandatory quarantine period of 18 months to 2 years, between leaving Ministerial or senior public service positions and taking up a job in the private sector where you can be seen to be using your previous contacts and influence to feather your own nest. Want to get up to speed with a comparison of anti-corruption legislative frameworks between Australia, NZ, UK, Canada and USA and compare it with that of New Zealand? aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BN/2012-2013/Conduct Please be reminded that New Zealand has STILL yet to ratify the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). Minister of Justice Judith Collins Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Legislation Bill, the passage of which is required before NZ can ratify UNCAC has yet to surface on the Parliamentary Order Paper. parliament.nz/resource/en-nz/50DBSCH_SCR5462_1/e73e0f6412f2e249705a3fa50593fa18d79e2d80 International treaty examination of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption Report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee __________________________________________________________ This 50th Parliament has 5 sitting weeks left .... New Zealand desperately needs a genuinely Independent Commission Against Corruption - like the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) __________________________________________________________ icac.nsw.gov.au/about-the-icac/overview Overview The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was established by the NSW Government in 1989 in response to growing community concern about the integrity of public administration in NSW. The ICACs principal functions are set out in the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988. In summary, they are: to investigate and expose corrupt conduct in the NSW public sector to actively prevent corruption through advice and assistance, and to educate the NSW community and public sector about corruption and its effects. The jurisdiction of the ICAC extends to all NSW public sector agencies (except the NSW Police Force) and employees, including government departments, local councils, members of Parliament, ministers, the judiciary and the governor. The ICACs jurisdiction also extends to those performing public official functions. __________________________________________________________ Penny Bright ......................... __________________________________________________________ PRESS RELEASE FROM GRAHAM McCREADY - WHY HE SUPPORTS AN EPSOM BY-ELECTION: 10 June 2014 Graham Edward Mc Cready, New Zealand Citizen, Kiwi Patriot and sucessfull prvate prosecutor of the one honorarable John Archbald Banks call for ALL Membres of Parkiament including our most able and ehically corect Prima Minsister John Key to vote to hold a bi-election in Epson following the exit from tghe halls of power of Mr Banks. I am a -political when it comes to the law. I do not belong to any political party. I am by the way a long term Labour Party supporter who helped Trevor Mallard in his first campaign in Hutt South. But the whole Banks private prosecution continued to the point it did because Banks held the Epson seat propping up the Key Government. Had Banks adopted the wisdom of Trevor Mallard and offered as soon as he was summoned to plead guilty to a lessor non indictable charge that in December 2012 would have been accepted and amongst other things would have saved the Country a two year distraction and also my health. There are thousands of fellow Kiwis who do not vote. One of the reasons is their view that all politicians are a bunch of corrupt bastards not worthy of their support. The Epson mad hatters tea party and subsequent court proceedings are a stain on the political life of the Nation that needs expunging. Voting not to hold a bi-election on expediency just tells the average Joe citizen that it is business as usual. The electorate through a Bi -Election in Epson needs the opportunity to voice their anger at their elected leaders and elect a candidate in Epson free of all the ACT balderdash. It will focus and address all the issues that have come out of the Banks court case that will be lost forever in a General Election I call on all MPs to vote accordingly Graham Edward Mc Cready Concerned New Zealand Citizen ............................... How corrupt is your country? Transparency International’s global corruption ranking is out! 177 countries. 177 scores. Find out who tops the list, and hit share to spread the word. TRANSPARENCY.ORG|BY TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL E.V. LikeLike · · Share
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