Crossbench signals bid to beef up integrity bill after inquiry recommends Labor’s anti-corruption model

The deputy chair of the joint select committee, Helen Haines, has confirmed she will move amendments to Labor’s anti-corruption legislation. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The national anti-corruption commission inquiry has recommended parliament pass the government’s bill, paving the way for Labor’s model for the integrity body to be legislated in the final parliamentary sitting fortnight of 2022.

The joint select committee delivered its unanimous report on Thursday, underscoring support across the political spectrum for the integrity body, although the crossbench immediately signalled it will attempt to toughen the bill by easing the bar for public hearings.