CORRUPTION, CRIME AND MISCONDUCT AMENDMENT BILL
2017
399. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Corruption, Crime and
Misconduct Amendment Bill 2017 and the renewed interest by the government to
further consider this bill two and a half years following its introduction, and
I refer to my previous question without notice 68 on 19 February 2019.
(1) Since the
2014 reforms to the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003, on how many
occasions has the Corruption and Crime Commission received an allegation
against a public officer but been prevented from commencing an investigation
due to the removal of the word ''exclusively'' from section 3(2)?
(2) With respect
to the answer to part (1) in question without notice 68, how was the CCC
prevented from investigating an allegation in the circumstances described and
how would it have been enabled by the legislative amendments contained in this
bill?
(3) I note the
commission's practice identified in answer to part (2) in question
without notice 68 to consult with parliamentary staff before and during a search
where it is reasonably likely to encounter material subject to parliamentary
privilege. Was this practice adopted when a search was conducted on the home
and office of Mr Phillip Edman, a former member of the Legislative Council,
where it would reasonably be expected to uncover material subject to
parliamentary privilege?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The information requested by the
honourable member is not available in the time required. However, the Attorney General
will be providing an answer to the honourable member's question
tomorrow.