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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 399 asked in the Legislative Council on 12 May 2020 by Hon Martin Aldridge

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

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.