The integrity scorecard assesses the first six months of the re-elected Rockliff Government (Tasmanian Government) across eight reform areas. The scorecard is prepared against the backdrop of well-established criticisms of Tasmania’s integrity settings, including concerns about the culture and effectiveness of the Right to Information regime and the weakness of the Integrity Commission framework as well as lack of resourcing.

Tasmania’s integrity landscape is shaped by political dynamics that differ from many other Australian jurisdictions. The July 2025 election followed the passage of a no confidence motion in Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s minority government, underscoring the state’s long-standing pattern of decentralised parliamentary power.

The report finds that the first six months of the re-elected Rockliff Government show some positive engagement with integrity reform, often informed by independent reviews, commissions of inquiry and expert processes. In several areas, the Government’s final policy position is not yet known, and this scorecard therefore reports on progress to date. In other areas, however, the period is marked by significant integrity lapses and failures to follow through on established reform pathways without adequate transparency, underscoring what can be described as an uneven integrity performance.

Topics covered

1. Right to Information progress
2. Ministerial diaries
3. Abandonment of lobbying reforms
4. Legislating integrity in appointments
5. Parliamentary integrity reforms
6. Government relationship with integrity officers
7. Questions over government advertising spending and scrutiny
8. Reforming the state’s Integrity Commission Framework.