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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 745 asked in the Legislative Council on 30 August 2018 by Hon Tjorn Sibma

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION — NORTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE —MISCONDUCT — DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESPONSE

745. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:

I note the letter written by the Minister for Health to the director general of the Department of Health, Dr Russell-Weisz, on 20 August 2018, which sought urgent confirmation of departmental responses to the revelations of the Corruption and Crime Commission's report into practices at the North Metropolitan Health Service.

(1) Has the minister received a response from Dr Russell-Weisz; and, if not, when does he expect to receive a response and how has this expectation been communicated directly to Dr Russell-Weisz?

(2) Will the minister table Dr Russell-Weisz's response if it has been or when it is received; and, if not, why not?

(3) Can the minister outline all the occasions on which he or his office have had interactions with Dr Russell-Weisz since the CCC tabled its report on 16 August 2018, what the nature and times of those interactions have been, and which individuals were participants in those interactions?

Hon ALANNA CLOHESY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1) The minister received an initial response from Dr Russell-Weisz on 24 August 2018.

(2) Yes, a redacted version has been provided, pending legal advice. I table that letter.

[See paper 1700.]

(3) The minister and his office routinely have had multiple daily interactions with Dr Russell-Weisz since 16 August 2018. A log is not maintained.