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Journal Article
HOW ABOUT A BILL OF RIGHTS?
2009
Overview
The Fitzgerald Commission, the anniversary of which we mark and celebrate tonight, has been described by one observer as: A watershed inquiry for not only Queensland, but across all jurisdictions in Australia and internationally ... it triggered wide-ranging reform within the public service, placed a new emphasis on ministerial accountability, highlighted the importance of ethics, updated parliament, improved police and the administration of criminal law ... it caused the first major reforms in local government in more than forty years ... no other inquiry before or since in Australia or overseas, has had such impact.1 What led Tony Fitzgerald along this path 20 years ago was an Order in Council published in the Queensland Government Gazette on 26 May 1987 appointing him to make 'full and careful inquiry' into the correctness of certain allegations concerning the Queensland police that had been aired in the media. Because of my origins, as well as my own professional and life experience, I have come to believe that a legally enforceable Bill of Rights is one of the checks and balances that enhance democracy, and ensures that those who exercise public power are accountable for the way that they do so.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
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