Until they get to the door, and they're knocking on the door.... I have seen many an ad, and some in my social media feed, that point out who has violated the conflict of interest rules and who has not. You can't have it both ways. It can't be a slap on the wrist and simultaneously be something used to the political advantage of someone going after the office.
I've heard that this is something people aren't taking seriously; they don't really worry about it. I don't think that's true. The parliamentarians I talk to are very vigilant about how they make their submissions to the conflict of interest officer. You can see, very conspicuously, on the website who has done it, who has not and who has been given an AMP. I don't think that's a slap on the wrist. I think that's an invitation to their opponents in the next election to point to it.
