Inquiry reports will be tabled in Parliament, Steven says

ALL commission of inquiry reports will be tabled in Parliament after they are audited and analysed, Justice Minister and Attorney-General Davis Steven, pictured, says.
The matter was brought up in Parliament by Madang Governor Peter Yama who said some inquiries had not been properly concluded. Steven said Parliament had passed the Proceeds to Crime Act to facilitate whistleblowers.
“As to prosecution, obviously we will need to push where we must prosecute,” he said.
“We need to do recovery action.
“We are serious and committed.
“I’m sure this House will do the right thing.” Steven said the priority of the Government was in the rule of law.
“One aspect of it is the fight against the perception of corruption in our country which by international assessment has ranked poorly for decades,” he said.
“It is one of our priorities to improve our laws and enforcement in terms of the fight against corruption.
“Our priority has been to get the work on Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) completed and bought to Parliament for debate.”
Steven said Cabinet had approved the text of ICAC bill to be passed to the Speaker.
“Part of the strategy is to ensure the rule of law is seen to be alive and active to take a stock of all the COIs that have taken place in the past,” he said.
“Certain COIs are the subject of court proceedings.”