CORRUPTION AND CRIME
COMMISSIONER — REAPPOINTMENT
385. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the Leader of the House representing the Attorney General:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon
Michael Mischin, who is on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the report in The West
Australian of 8 May 2020, ''McKechnie steps up attack on CCC smear''.
(1) Who in the
Attorney General's office was responsible for passing a copy of Mr
McKechnie's letter to the Attorney General to The West Australian
and how and when was it done?
(2) Who in the
Attorney General's office was responsible for passing a copy of Mr McKechnie's
letter to the Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission
to The West Australian and how and when was it done?
(3) What
discussions has the Attorney General had with Mr McKechnie since his term as
commissioner ended on 28 April regarding the government's intentions to
legislate for his reappointment?
(4) Has correspondence passed between the Attorney
General and Mr McKechnie regarding the question of legislating for his
reappointment; and, if so, identify the correspondence and table it; and, if
the Attorney General refuses to do so, explain why?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The Attorney General
was responsible.
(3) Since his term of appointment ended, Mr McKechnie
has confirmed to the Attorney General his willingness to be reappointed
in accordance with the bill and his preparedness to remain available for as
long as the process for his reappointment takes.
(4) No.