Without pointing to any specific provision that comes to mind, I would say that—on the theme of giving fair notice to public office holders, many of whom are government and council appointees, many of whom may never have held public office before and may not be familiar with the sorts of guidelines that exist for ministers or ministers of state—to the extent that legislation is able to set out prohibited activities, I think it's something that would assist public office holders. I think it's something that would assist the commissioner, and I think it's something that would assist public confidence in ethical government.
On March 18th, 2013. See this statement in context.