Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Mr GUNNER - 2016-02-10

Section 3.1 of the Ministerial Code of Conduct states:
    Ministers are to advise the Chief Minister immediately of any private interests, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, held by themselves or members of their immediate family of which they are aware, which give rise to (or may potentially give rise to) a conflict with their public duties. Any other matter which may give rise to a conflict between duty and interest must also be declared. Ministers should adopt a broad interpretation of this requirement. Any conflict of interest between a Minister’s private interest and their public duty which arises must be resolved promptly in favour of the public interest.
By your own admission today you have clearly breached the code. Will you do the right thing and resign?

ANSWER

Madam Speaker, no.
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