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National anti-corruption commissioner promises to be 'fearless but fair', revealing 44 complaints already received

www.abc.net.au National anti-corruption commissioner promises to be 'fearless but fair', revealing 44 complaints already received

The National Anti-Corruption Commission commences with a full workload, as people waste no time making referrals, and the commissioner Paul Brereton makes a promise to take every complaint seriously.

Key points (from ABC article): -Forty-four complaints have been made to the National Anti-Corruption Commission since it opened its doors on Saturday -Commissioner Paul Brereton says he may hold public hearings, but will also call out people who seek to weaponise the NACC -The NACC will aim to complete 90 per cent of its inquiries within a year

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I hope this goes after those on charge of the NBN fiasco. Buying back useless copper networks and setting us further behind to help Murdoch's pay TV network.

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- I wish, I'm not sure how far into the past it will be able to use its retroactive powers though. The NBN debacle was at least 10 years ago now
  
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https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Anti-Corruption_Commission_(Australia)

It will not be able to make a finding of criminality.[30] The NACC will have the power to investigate pork barrelling.[31][23] It will not have the power to sack parliamentarians.[32]

So another toothless tiger, newly born, pending it can bite.

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- If it could do either of those, it would be in charge of government defacto as any offending politicians can just be investigated and sacced with no limits.
  
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  IF found guilty of corruption. So it can find them guilty and the government of the day can just ignore it to maintain a majority.
  
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It remains to be seen what consequences this body will actually be able to dish out. If nothing, then it will stand as yet another powerless enforcement agency

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