Shellharbour Greens candidate Peter Moran has challenged the next state government to introduce law reform to combat corruption by public officials, including politicians.
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Speaking on behalf of the Illawarra Greens, Mr Moran said the party's proposed law reform "goes to the heart of corruption" and would capture all the alleged corrupt conduct that came under scrutiny during the 2008 Wollongong City Council ICAC inquiry.
Under the plan, a broader definition of corruption would be added to the NSW Crimes Act 1900 and Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988, making it easier to impose disciplinary action, including dismissal.
Mr Moran said councillors and staff escaped prosecution because there was no corruption offence in the Crimes Act and the ICAC Act definition was "far too restrictive".
"Politicians and corrupt public officials have escaped, and will escape, corruption prosecution because their behaviour simply does not come within current definitions," he said.
"This [proposal] provides law enforcement authorities, politicians, public officials and especially the community with a clear understanding of corruption and corrupt behaviour."
The plan also includes maximum penalties that will give a court the discretion to punish offenders based on the circumstances.
The Greens' push comes a week after independent Wollongong candidate Arthur Rorris revealed his anti-corruption platform.
Mr Moran said Mr Rorris's plan had no force of the law.
"A politician's failure to disclose a donation, when it should have been disclosed, simply gets a mention in the media and then nothing happens," he said.
"But our law reform goes to the heart of corruption."