Victoria's Monday Magazine has discovered that one of Premier Campbell's cabinet ministers has difficulty following instructions when it comes to disclosure.

Sections 16 and 17 of The Members Conflict of Interest Act require annual disclosure of an MLA's assets and liabilities. The Member and the member's spouse must meet with the Commissioner to discuss the filing. The forms are lengthy and detailed. The forms provided to the MLAs leave no room for misinterpretation.

Unfortunately, the Conflict of Interest Commissioner is one of the few, if not the only, Officers of the Legislature with no presence on the Internet. However, Monday Magazine has reviewed the public disclosure and reports that the MLA for New Westminster, Joyce Murray, now Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection, completed her returns by saying that her stock holdings were "diverse". Now the MLA might want to amend her return by going back and providing the details. The concept is simple. The public needs the details to determine whether the Minister is making decisions or behaving in a way that puts her in a conflict of interest. According to Monday Magazine, the Minister has already skated very close to that line.