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Commission finding that it ranked poorly in a number of areas and is one of the weakest anti-corruption bodies in Australia. The author of the report argued that public hearings are needed to demonstrate that justice is being done and noted that there had been no
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Commission. They also noted that there had been references to the Integrity Commission during the last 2 election campaigns that were unable to be investigated as rules prevent the investigation of elected members once an election campaign is underway.
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