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Parliament’s new Ethics Code
Manage episode 480634751 series 2915031
Our next guest have filed an amended urgent notice on the new code of conduct in Parliament. The civil society organization argues the constitutionality of a code of conduct, especially on the section regarding secrecy/confidentiality clause. The organization also argues that the new code of conduct did not have adequate public participation or public debate before ratification months later (October 2024) by the legislative houses.
In a response to news publication Ground Up, Parliament has accused United Behind of abusing court processes by changing the focus of its court case from the old code to the new code. To help us understand the importance of holding parliamentarians accountable and why the public should be active participants in how these ethical standards are made, we are joined by…
Guest: Zackie Achmat - Director of #UnitedBehind
6885 episodes
Manage episode 480634751 series 2915031
Our next guest have filed an amended urgent notice on the new code of conduct in Parliament. The civil society organization argues the constitutionality of a code of conduct, especially on the section regarding secrecy/confidentiality clause. The organization also argues that the new code of conduct did not have adequate public participation or public debate before ratification months later (October 2024) by the legislative houses.
In a response to news publication Ground Up, Parliament has accused United Behind of abusing court processes by changing the focus of its court case from the old code to the new code. To help us understand the importance of holding parliamentarians accountable and why the public should be active participants in how these ethical standards are made, we are joined by…
Guest: Zackie Achmat - Director of #UnitedBehind
6885 episodes
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