The proposal has two components.

Component 1 would establish a Federal Anti-corruption Commission (the Commission) as an independent statutory agency. The Commission would absorb any overlapping functions of the proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission (CIC) and would investigate matters relating to the Australian Public Service and the Parliament. Funding would be indexed to the consumer price index (CPI).

Component 2 would provide $2 million in 2022-23 to establish a Public Interest Democracy Fund to support trials of innovative programs and digital platforms to increase democratic participation. The fund can be used to:

• provide research grants and contracts to organisations to undertake citizen juries and report back to parliament
• fund additional staff or resources within Department of Parliamentary Services, Department of Senate and the Department of the House of Representatives to implement new measures and upgrade technology to improve online petitions or provide for remote voting.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2022.