Page 1169 - Week 04 - Wednesday, 6 April 2016

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is now, as I understand it, broadly unemployed, who is out there trying to seek work with these unanswered questions hanging over her head, with no reasonable answer to explain why these unprecedented “serious, serious” issues remain unresolved.

And there is an unnamed Labor staffer. The Chief Minister said that that individual is not working for the ministry. I understand then that there must be a staffer who has leaked sensitive information now working for either Mr Hinder or Ms Burch. That puts into question what happens when we or anyone from the community are dealing with anybody from Mr Hinder’s or Ms Burch’s offices. Is it they that are related to this serious, unprecedented issue? I do not know. But everybody dealing with Ms Burch’s or Mr Hinder’s offices will be somewhat sceptical, I think, given that that now remains unresolved and there is no explanation.

At the heart of it, these questions, by remaining unanswered, go to the forthrightness, the credibility and the integrity of the entire government. It now leaves many more questions unanswered. Indeed, many of the points raised by Ms Burch in her brief statement raise more questions than others.

I am greatly concerned, not just by what has happened but by the evasiveness of this government when it comes to these issues, and the stain that now is on the reputation of the police and on everybody else that has been involved in this. I make the broader point as well that I have concerns about what other information provided to this government is relayed to the CFMEU. Is it standard practice that information provided to ministers’ offices is relayed to the CFMEU? On how many previous occasions has sensitive information been provided to the CFMEU that we are unaware of? It seems that in this case it was only identified because of a separate investigation. But is it the normal business of this government and these ministers that sensitive information is relayed to the CFMEU, particularly in light of the MOU in my previous motion?

Question put:

That Mr Barr’s amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Question so resolved in the affirmative.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

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