Victorian ministers to be forced to make diaries public and reveal meetings with lobbyists

Premier Jacinta Allan announces new ministerial code of conduct, which includes ban on employing family members as staff

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Victorian ministers will now have to disclose their meetings with lobbyists as part of reforms long sought by the anti-corruption watchdog to bring the state into line with New South Wales and Queensland.

The premier, Jacinta Allan, on Friday announced a new ministerial code of conduct, which will require ministers and parliamentary secretaries to publish quarterly diary summaries outlining scheduled meetings with lobbyists, stakeholders and other external organisations.

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