Speeches and articles
by Dr David Solomon AM, Queensland Integrity Commissioner
2009-2010
Address by Dr David Solomon AM, Queensland Integrity Commissioner to the Australian Institute of Administrative Law Conference, Canberra, 6 August 2009 - FOI reform or political window-dressing?
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by Gary Crooke QC, Queensland Integrity Commissioner
2008-2009
Paper presented by Mr Gary Crooke QC, former Queensland Integrity Commissioner at the Australian Public Service Anti-Corruption Conference in Brisbane on Wednesday 29 July 2009 - "When public and private interests clash" - "Five years as Integrity Commissioner: a retrospective"
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Workplace Integrity Roadshow presented in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration Australia (Queensland) (IPAA) Brisbane session held at the Hilton Hotel on Wednesday 26th November 2008.
Video available from IPAA website.Paper presented by the Queensland Integrity Commissioner, Gary Crooke QC at Symposium "Building Trust Together" in Ottawa, Canada in September 2008.
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2007-2008
Article published in The Courier-Mail on Saturday 9th February 2008 (page 4) "Bligh told to keep ex-ministers away"
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Submission made by the Queensland Integrity Commissioner, Gary Crooke QC in relation to the FOI Independent Review
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Paper presented at the Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference on Wednesday 24th October 2007
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Precis of an address given at the Crown Solicitor’s CEO Breakfast Briefing on Friday 27th July 2007: The Role and Experience of the Integrity Commissioner — Gifts and Trojan Horses
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2006-2007
Article published in The Courier-Mail on Saturday 18th November 2006 (page 55) "He’s the conscience of Queensland"
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2005-2006
Paper presented to the Bar Association at their Conference on 4th March 2006
The profession of the Bar as an ethical institution
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Extract from Paper Presented to District Court Judges of Queensland
at their Annual Conference on 18th August 2005
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2004-2005
Paper presented to the Appeals Delegates, Office of Public Service Merit and Equity on 1 March 2005
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Paper presented to the Interdepartmental Accounting Group (IAG) Conference on 17 November 2004
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An address to the Queensland Public Sector Ethics Network (QPSEN) on Tuesday 3 August 2004
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by the Hon Alan Demack AO, Queensland Integrity Commissioner
2003-2004
And in Conclusion
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An address to the Queensland Public Service Ethics Network (QPSEN) on Tuesday 4 May 2004.Ethics and You. A look at what Ethics means to the Individual
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An address to Rotary International District 9570 Conference Saturday 1 May 2004.The Public Sector Ethics Act 1994, the Integrity Commissioner and Conflicts of Interest
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A presentation to the "Induction for the New Members of the Legislative Assembly", Wednesday 26 February 2004. Collated and presented by Katherine Navin.Three Years Later
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An address to the Qld Public Service Ethics Network (QPSEN) on Tuesday 5 November 2003.Corporatisation and Professional Ethics
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An address to the North Queensland Law Association Conference on Friday 3 October 2003.Judging Justly
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An address to the National Appeals Delegates Conference, Friday 5 September 2003.Watching, Winning, Waiting
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An address to the Ideas at the Powerhouse 2003, on Friday 15 August 2003.
2002-2003
Ethics for Government Lawyers
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An address to the Queensland Law Society Government Lawyers on Wednesday 3 June 2003.Tinctures and Tastes - Ethics for Elected Officials
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An address to the 11th International Anti Corruption Conference held in Seoul, South Korea on 25-28 May 2003.Statement of Fundamental Principles, Legislative Assembly of Queensland
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Ministerial Code of ConductConstitution of Queensland 2001 and the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001
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A presentation to the Qld Public Service Ethics Network (QPSEN) on Tuesday 6 May 2003.Ethics Principles and Tribunal Members
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A presentation to the Public Service Commissioner’s Appeals Delegates on Wednesday 2 April 2003.A Guide to Standards of Conduct for Tribunal Members
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A presentation to the Council of Australian Tribunals (COAT) on Friday 14 February 2003.Respect for the Law and the System of Government as an Ethics Principle
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A presentation to the Qld Public Service Ethics Network (QPSEN) on Tuesday 4 February 2003.Challenge or Cancer; the Impact of Competition Policies on the Professions
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The Annual Dr David Williams Lecture delivered at King’s College, St Lucia on 8 October 2002.Public Interest or Common Good of the Community? - Bringing order to a dog's breakfast *
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An address to the IIPE/AAPAE Conference held in Brisbane 4 to 7 October 2002.
* published in the International Journal, Legal Ethics Vol.6 Part 1 Summer 2003 by Hart Publishing, Oxford.The Public's Interest in Public Sector Ethics
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An address to the Annual Conference of the Judges of the Family Court of Australia, 12 July 2002.
2001-2002
Internal Auditors and the Integrity Commissioner
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An address to a meeting of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Brisbane, 5 June 2002.Exploring Trust in Government
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A speech prepared for the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPPA Qld Division) Annual State Conference, 24 August 2001.Government Ethics
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An address presented at the Continuing Legal Education : Government Lawyers Convention 2001, 20 June 2001.
2000-2001
The Queensland Integrity Commissioner
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A paper presented to the conference on Teaching Ethics held at Griffith University, Brisbane, 7-8 April 2001.Queensland Integrity Commissioner
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An address for Ecumenical Social Justice Day, Toowoomba, 3 April 2001.Integrity in decision making
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An address to the PROBUS Club, Rockhampton, 15 March 2001.Integrity, transparency and conflicts of interest
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A presentation to the St Andrews Centre for Spirituality and Ethics, Brisbane, 15 November 2000.

