Badly behaving MPs could have their pay docked by up to 5 per cent should a powerful new body be created as recommended by a landmark report more than two years ago.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher confirmed the leaked document that outlined the sanctions MPs, senators and their staff could face if they were found to breach parliamentary standards had been in the works for some time.
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