Petition · past parliament
Impose criminal penalties on elected officials who lie to the public
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Confidence in our democracy is waning. Over the last eighteen months the public have been misled on so many topics that it has been impossible to make informed decisions.
Elected officials need to be trusted as a source of information, and must be held accountable if they abuse that trust.
Elected officials need to be trusted as a source of information, and must be held accountable if they abuse that trust.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 6 Oct 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Oct 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Oct 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.