ATTORNEY
GENERAL — CRAWFORD V QUAIL
1005. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the recent matter of
Crawford v Quail, which was discontinued last month without any order as to
costs being made.
(1) When and how
did the allegations made by President Quail against Magistrate Crawford,
including those pertaining to her tampering with evidence, first come to the
Attorney General's attention?
(2) Were any
other allegations against Magistrate Crawford that were not raised in the above
matter brought to the Attorney General's attention?
(3) Did the Attorney General initiate an
investigation into any of the allegations made against Magistrate Crawford?
(4) If yes to (3), what was the
result?
(5) If no to (3), given the
seriousness of these allegations, why?
Hon
MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(5) It is not
appropriate for the Attorney to address matters involving individual judicial
officers.