Page 2359 - Week 06 - Thursday, 23 June 2011
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I then questioned Mr Corbell:
It would appear that he has been pushed. Is that the case?
Mr Corbell answered:
No.
And so on:
So he made that decision voluntarily without being pressured in any way?
Mr Corbell said:
An agreement was reached between ACT Corrective Services and the acting superintendent about his return to New South Wales.
I make the point because he came up with the same pat answer that refused to actually answer the line of inquiry from the Liberals and the Green members of the estimates committee.
Ms Bresnan raised some concerns, as did Ms Hunter, about due process, which was the concern that we had. And she asked a number of questions about whether due process had been followed. There was no answer from Mr Corbell. Ms Hunter asked:
So do you believe that the processes that have been undertaken will stand up to scrutiny?
Mr Corbell replied:
I am confident that my officers have acted appropriately and sensitively at all times.
Ms Hunter asked whether they will stand up to scrutiny. I think what we are going to find out today in this Assembly and in this debate is that she is not going ask for the very scrutiny, which she was asking then as to whether this issue will stand up to, to be examined. So there will be no scrutiny of this. There will be no scrutiny of this if it is not supported in this chamber. It will not have one little piece of scrutiny.
Let me make it very clear that we inquired of Mr Corbell. I said:
In light of the comments in the Canberra Times made by Mr Buchanan who allegedly has said that he is the political fall guy and made other comments, what process will you now follow to ensure that due process has actually occurred?
I asked, “What due process will occur?” And the minister’s response was:
As I have said to you, Mr Hanson, I am confident at all times my office has operated in a fair and sensitive manner.
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