Integrity Commission defends publishing of names THE INTEGRITY Commission of Trinidad and Tobago defends the publishing of names in the newspapers recently. The Commission reminds that should a person in Public Life fail to furnish particulars after publication in the gazette and the newspapers, the Integrity Commission may make an ex-parte application to the High Court for an order directing the Person in Public Life to comply. A person can be fined 150 thousand dollars should she/he fail to comply. The Commission says in accordance with Section 11 (6) of the Integrity in Public Life Act Chapter 22:01, it published 141 names of Persons in Public Life who failed to provide further particulars in accordance with Section 13 of the Act for the years ended December 31, 2003 to 2011. In a statement, the Commission notes that the publication, signed by the Commission’s Registrar on September 09, 2013 appeared alternately in the daily newspapers on September 11, 12 and 13, 2013. So what does Section 11 (6) of the IPLA state? According to the tenet: “Where a person who is required to do so fails to file a declaration in accordance with this section or without reasonable cause, fails to furnish particulars in accordance with section 13 or fails to file the statement of registrable interests under section 14, the Commission shall publish such fact in the Gazette and at least one daily newspaper in circulation in Trinidad and Tobago.” So what can the Commission do if a person fails to furnish particulars after publication in the daily newspapers? Should a Person in Public Life fail to furnish particulars after publication in the gazette and the newspapers, the Integrity Commission says it may make an ex-parte application to the High Court for an order directing the Person in Public Life to comply with the requirements of the Act in accordance with Section 11 (7) of the IPLA, which reads as follows: “The Commission may, at any time after the publication referred to in section (6) (sic), make an ex parte application to the High Court for an order directing such person to comply with the Act and the Court may in addition to making such an order, impose such conditions as it thinks fit.” And what happens if a person does not comply with the directions of the court? The Commission reminds that Section 11 (8) of the IPLA states: “A person who fails to comply with the directions of the Court, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $150,000.”
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:30:01 +0000
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