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.