A Message to Persons in Public Life:
1,350 EX PARTE APPLICATIONS MADE TO THE HIGH COURT
Friday 27 May, 2022: The 17th Integrity Commission (“the Commission”) has adopted “a zero-tolerance approach” in 2021 in respect of persons in public life who have failed to file their outstanding declarations of income, assets and liabilities and statements of registrable interests.
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As of May 26, 2022, the Commission has made ex parte applications to the High Court for orders concerning 1,350 outstanding declarations of Income, Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Registrable for the period of 2014-2020.
These orders direct persons to comply with the provisions of the Act and file their outstanding declarations of income, assets and liabilities and statements of registrable interests and include an assessed cost which may vary from ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,500) to FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000), depending on the number of declarations of income, assets and liabilities and statements of registrable interests outstanding…
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