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Author: Robi Hawes
Sponsor: DrFunks MP
Type: Act of Parliament
Preamble:To create a framework to address government corruption, and create an incentive structure for reporting these crimes.
1. Short Title and Enactment
(a) This Act may be cited as the “GCA”
(b) This Act shall enter into force immediately upon passage
(C) This Act repeals section 7(c) from the New Criminal Code Act.
2. Definitions
(a) “Public Official” means any individual holding elected office, appointed office, civil service position, or any role exercising governmental authority or managing public resources.
(b) “Corruption” means the dishonest, fraudulent, or criminal use of entrusted authority or power for personal gain or other unlawful or unethical benefits.
(c) “Bribery” means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to influence the actions or decisions of a public official.
(d) “Embezzlement” means the misappropriation, conversion, or theft of public funds, assets, or property by a public official entrusted with their management.
(e) “Abuse of Office” means the use of official position or authority to obtain an improper advantage for oneself or others, or to cause unlawful harm.
(f) “Financial Crime” means any unlawful act involving public funds or assets, including but not limited to fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, money laundering, or falsification of financial records.
(g) “Whistleblower” means any individual who, in good faith, reports suspected corruption or financial crime.
(h) "Conflict of Interest" means a situation in which a public official has a private or personal interest sufficient to appear to influence the objective exercise of their official duties.
(i) "Insider Trading" means the use of material, non-public information obtained through one's official position to trade in property, securities, plots, or other assets for personal gain.
(j) "Self-Dealing" means a public official engaging in transactions, contracts, or business dealings in which they have a personal financial interest, without proper disclosure and approval.
(k) "Disgorgement" means the forced giving up of profits obtained illegally or unethically through the use of one's official position.
3. Crimes
(a) No public official shall engage in bribery, embezzlement, abuse of office, or any other form of corruption.
(b) No public official shall knowingly conceal, obstruct, or interfere with an investigation into suspected corruption.
(c) Conflict of Interest:
(i) No public official shall engage in insider trading using material, non-public information obtained through their official position.
(ii) No public official shall use their official position to secure contracts, business opportunities, or financial advantages for themselves, or entities in which they have a financial interest, without prior disclosure and approval.
(iii) Refer to section 7 for guidelines regarding disclosure and approval
4. Mandatory Reporting
(a) Any public official who becomes aware of credible evidence of corruption or financial crime shall have a duty to report such information to the appropriate oversight authority or court.
(b) Failure to report known corruption may constitute misconduct or complicity, subject to sanction.
5. Reporting Process
(a) The MOS shall maintain a publicly accessible open ticket reporting system for allegations of government corruption
(b) The system shall:
(i) Provide a unique channel for each submission ;
(ii) Allow reporters to submit evidence and supplementary information (Image Perms, Upload Perms)
(c) The MOS shall be legally required to review and assess every report submitted through the system.
(d) The MOS shall:
(i) Determine whether the report warrants investigation
(ii) Perform an audit if it determines that an investigation is warranted, and refer findings to the MOJ or other relevant ministries to resolve the issue.
(e) The MEA shall maintain a publicly accessible open ticket reporting system for allegations of government financial crime.
(f) The system shall:
(i) Provide a unique channel for each submission ;
(ii) Allow reporters to submit evidence and supplementary information (Image Perms, Upload Perms)
(g) The MEA shall be legally required to review and assess every report submitted through the system.
(h) The MEA shall:
(i) Determine whether the report warrants investigation
(ii) Perform an audit if it determines that an investigation is warranted, and refer findings to the MOJ or other relevant ministries to resolve the issue.
6. Fraud Recovery Incentive
(a) Instances in which a whistleblower reports a financial crime involving public funds, and such report directly leads to the recovery of misappropriated or stolen funds, the whistleblower shall be entitled to up to 25% of the recovered amount .
(b) The reward shall be paid from the recovered funds after legal restitution to the state, either in Azalite ingots or currency.
(c) Multiple whistleblowers may share the reward proportionally if their information substantially contributed to recovery.
(d) This incentive shall not apply to individuals who participated in the financial crime, or any other related violations.
7. Conflict of Interest
(a) Direct Conflict
These exist when a public official holds a direct, personal, and specific financial or business interest in a matter before the government that is not shared generally with the public or a broad class of similarly situated persons.
(b) Mandatory Recusal
A public official shall fully recuse themselves from all participation, influence, deliberation, and voting in matters involving:
(i) Regulatory, investigative, or enforcement actions specifically directed at the official’s business or financial interests;
(ii) Legislation, resolutions, or policies that specifically name or directly target the official’s business, property, or assets;
(iii) Parliament may waive the recusal requirement with a simple majority, in this situation the same guidelines as indirect conflicts shall be followed.
(c) Indirect conflict
laws, regulations, or policies of equal and broad application that affect entire industries, economic sectors, or the public generally, in which the public official’s private interest is incidental and shared with a substantial class of affected persons.
(d) Permitted Participation with Disclosure
A public official may participate in these matters provided that they:
(i) Publicly disclose the existence and nature of any relevant financial or business interest prior to participation;
(ii) Affirm that the matter applies generally and does not uniquely benefit their personal interests;
(iii) State the legitimate public purpose served by the measure.
8. Enforcement
(a) Public officials found guilty of corruption shall be subject to:
(i) Ineligibility from office for a minimum of 2 months
(ii) Restitution of stolen or misused funds
(iii) Disgorgement of all profits, gains, or benefits obtained through corrupt conduct
(iv) Fines up to $10,000, or three times the value of benefits received, whichever is greater
(v) Disqualification from holding public office for a period determined by the court, with a minimum period of one month and a maximum period of 6 months.
(b) Public officials found guilty of financial crime shall be subject to:
(i) Ineligibility from office for a minimum of 2 months
(ii) Restitution of stolen or misused funds
(iii) Disgorgement of all profits, gains, or benefits obtained through the financial crime
(iv) Fines up to $10,000, or three times the value of benefits received, whichever is greater
(v) Disqualification from holding public office for a period determined by the court, with a minimum period of one month and a maximum period of 6 months.
(c) Public officials found guilty of conflict of interest violations shall be subject to:
(i) Disgorgement of all profits, gains, or benefits obtained through the conflict of interest
(ii) Fines up to $5,000, or two times the value of benefits received, whichever is greater
(iii) Potential removal from office or disqualification from public office at the court's discretion.
(d) Calculation of Disgorgement:
(i) Disgorgement shall include all direct profits, indirect benefits, and any appreciation in value of assets obtained through corrupt conduct.
(ii) In cases of insider trading, disgorgement shall include the difference between the purchase price and the fair market value at the time of purchase, plus any subsequent profits.
(iii) The burden of proving the extent of ill-gotten gains rests on the prosecution.
Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage
Sponsor: DrFunks MP
Type: Act of Parliament
A
BILL
TO
Address Government Corruption
BILL
TO
Address Government Corruption
Preamble:To create a framework to address government corruption, and create an incentive structure for reporting these crimes.
1. Short Title and Enactment
(a) This Act may be cited as the “GCA”
(b) This Act shall enter into force immediately upon passage
(C) This Act repeals section 7(c) from the New Criminal Code Act.
2. Definitions
(a) “Public Official” means any individual holding elected office, appointed office, civil service position, or any role exercising governmental authority or managing public resources.
(b) “Corruption” means the dishonest, fraudulent, or criminal use of entrusted authority or power for personal gain or other unlawful or unethical benefits.
(c) “Bribery” means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to influence the actions or decisions of a public official.
(d) “Embezzlement” means the misappropriation, conversion, or theft of public funds, assets, or property by a public official entrusted with their management.
(e) “Abuse of Office” means the use of official position or authority to obtain an improper advantage for oneself or others, or to cause unlawful harm.
(f) “Financial Crime” means any unlawful act involving public funds or assets, including but not limited to fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, money laundering, or falsification of financial records.
(g) “Whistleblower” means any individual who, in good faith, reports suspected corruption or financial crime.
(h) "Conflict of Interest" means a situation in which a public official has a private or personal interest sufficient to appear to influence the objective exercise of their official duties.
(i) "Insider Trading" means the use of material, non-public information obtained through one's official position to trade in property, securities, plots, or other assets for personal gain.
(j) "Self-Dealing" means a public official engaging in transactions, contracts, or business dealings in which they have a personal financial interest, without proper disclosure and approval.
(k) "Disgorgement" means the forced giving up of profits obtained illegally or unethically through the use of one's official position.
3. Crimes
(a) No public official shall engage in bribery, embezzlement, abuse of office, or any other form of corruption.
(b) No public official shall knowingly conceal, obstruct, or interfere with an investigation into suspected corruption.
(c) Conflict of Interest:
(i) No public official shall engage in insider trading using material, non-public information obtained through their official position.
(ii) No public official shall use their official position to secure contracts, business opportunities, or financial advantages for themselves, or entities in which they have a financial interest, without prior disclosure and approval.
(iii) Refer to section 7 for guidelines regarding disclosure and approval
4. Mandatory Reporting
(a) Any public official who becomes aware of credible evidence of corruption or financial crime shall have a duty to report such information to the appropriate oversight authority or court.
(b) Failure to report known corruption may constitute misconduct or complicity, subject to sanction.
5. Reporting Process
(a) The MOS shall maintain a publicly accessible open ticket reporting system for allegations of government corruption
(b) The system shall:
(i) Provide a unique channel for each submission ;
(ii) Allow reporters to submit evidence and supplementary information (Image Perms, Upload Perms)
(c) The MOS shall be legally required to review and assess every report submitted through the system.
(d) The MOS shall:
(i) Determine whether the report warrants investigation
(ii) Perform an audit if it determines that an investigation is warranted, and refer findings to the MOJ or other relevant ministries to resolve the issue.
(e) The MEA shall maintain a publicly accessible open ticket reporting system for allegations of government financial crime.
(f) The system shall:
(i) Provide a unique channel for each submission ;
(ii) Allow reporters to submit evidence and supplementary information (Image Perms, Upload Perms)
(g) The MEA shall be legally required to review and assess every report submitted through the system.
(h) The MEA shall:
(i) Determine whether the report warrants investigation
(ii) Perform an audit if it determines that an investigation is warranted, and refer findings to the MOJ or other relevant ministries to resolve the issue.
6. Fraud Recovery Incentive
(a) Instances in which a whistleblower reports a financial crime involving public funds, and such report directly leads to the recovery of misappropriated or stolen funds, the whistleblower shall be entitled to up to 25% of the recovered amount .
(b) The reward shall be paid from the recovered funds after legal restitution to the state, either in Azalite ingots or currency.
(c) Multiple whistleblowers may share the reward proportionally if their information substantially contributed to recovery.
(d) This incentive shall not apply to individuals who participated in the financial crime, or any other related violations.
7. Conflict of Interest
(a) Direct Conflict
These exist when a public official holds a direct, personal, and specific financial or business interest in a matter before the government that is not shared generally with the public or a broad class of similarly situated persons.
(b) Mandatory Recusal
A public official shall fully recuse themselves from all participation, influence, deliberation, and voting in matters involving:
(i) Regulatory, investigative, or enforcement actions specifically directed at the official’s business or financial interests;
(ii) Legislation, resolutions, or policies that specifically name or directly target the official’s business, property, or assets;
(iii) Parliament may waive the recusal requirement with a simple majority, in this situation the same guidelines as indirect conflicts shall be followed.
(c) Indirect conflict
laws, regulations, or policies of equal and broad application that affect entire industries, economic sectors, or the public generally, in which the public official’s private interest is incidental and shared with a substantial class of affected persons.
(d) Permitted Participation with Disclosure
A public official may participate in these matters provided that they:
(i) Publicly disclose the existence and nature of any relevant financial or business interest prior to participation;
(ii) Affirm that the matter applies generally and does not uniquely benefit their personal interests;
(iii) State the legitimate public purpose served by the measure.
8. Enforcement
(a) Public officials found guilty of corruption shall be subject to:
(i) Ineligibility from office for a minimum of 2 months
(ii) Restitution of stolen or misused funds
(iii) Disgorgement of all profits, gains, or benefits obtained through corrupt conduct
(iv) Fines up to $10,000, or three times the value of benefits received, whichever is greater
(v) Disqualification from holding public office for a period determined by the court, with a minimum period of one month and a maximum period of 6 months.
(b) Public officials found guilty of financial crime shall be subject to:
(i) Ineligibility from office for a minimum of 2 months
(ii) Restitution of stolen or misused funds
(iii) Disgorgement of all profits, gains, or benefits obtained through the financial crime
(iv) Fines up to $10,000, or three times the value of benefits received, whichever is greater
(v) Disqualification from holding public office for a period determined by the court, with a minimum period of one month and a maximum period of 6 months.
(c) Public officials found guilty of conflict of interest violations shall be subject to:
(i) Disgorgement of all profits, gains, or benefits obtained through the conflict of interest
(ii) Fines up to $5,000, or two times the value of benefits received, whichever is greater
(iii) Potential removal from office or disqualification from public office at the court's discretion.
(d) Calculation of Disgorgement:
(i) Disgorgement shall include all direct profits, indirect benefits, and any appreciation in value of assets obtained through corrupt conduct.
(ii) In cases of insider trading, disgorgement shall include the difference between the purchase price and the fair market value at the time of purchase, plus any subsequent profits.
(iii) The burden of proving the extent of ill-gotten gains rests on the prosecution.
Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage
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