Amend the Recall of MPs Act 2015 to allow a recall when 10% of constituents sign a petition triggered by a ‘Gross Vetting Failure’. This new trigger for recall must apply if an independent audit confirms that an MP, who is a Minister, has knowingly ignored vetting advice for a senior appointment.

We believe public trust has collapsed due to systemic failures in vetting senior appointees. Currently, voters have no legal mechanism to hold Ministers accountable for ignoring security warnings apart from, in our view, at elections. We think our proposed reform ensures that integrity is a legal requirement, not a choice. We believe that by granting constituents the power to trigger a recall based on objective vetting failures, we help protect national security and restore the democratic bond between the people and their representatives. Integrity must lead.