Proposed Statement of Purpose
Draft Statement of Purpose
for consideration of the Committee at the October 9, 2014 COI Commission Meeting
“The Purpose of the Conflict of Interests Commission is to:
a. Draft specific Terms of Reference outlining the issues it wishes to address as part of its deliberations;
b. Hold open, inclusive and adequate public hearings allowing all CDS citizens to express their opinions and provide input on such issues;
c. Draft a Conflict of Interests Bill including a CDS Code of Ethics (“the Draft Bill”) and draft Code of Ethics, taking into account a) and b) above;
d. Propose, as required, amendments to the CDS constitutional and legislative corpus in order to bring it fully in line with the Draft Bill; and
e. Issue a Report detailing:
1. the views expressed during the public hearings held as per b.) above;
2. the extent to which these were incorporated (or not) into the Draft Bill, and the reasons supporting such decisions; and
3. the framework, methodology, and reasoning explaining the form and substance of the Draft Bill."