Trading in influence: a research agenda for New Zealand?

Authors

  • James Gluck
  • Michael Macaulay

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v13i2.4663

Keywords:

Organised Crime and Anti-corruption Legislation Bill, United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), trading in influence, influence marketing, political party donations and government appointments, anti-corruption legislation, Cabinet Club, cronyism, Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index

Abstract

In November 2015 the Organised Crime and Anti-corruption Legislation Bill was passed by Parliament. An omnibus bill, it amended numerous different acts in relation to (among other things) money laundering, organised crime, corruption and bribery offences. One of its stated aims was to bring New Zealand legislation up to date to enable New Zealand to finally ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which it did in December that year. The merits and potential demerits of the bill have been discussed previously (Macaulay and Gregory, 2015), but one thing that requires further attention is the creation of a new offence of ‘trading in influence’.

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Policy Quarterly volume 13 issue 2 2017

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2017-05-01

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2017): Policy Quarterly

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