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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 475 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 May 2020 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSIONER — REAPPOINTMENT

475. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Leader of the House representing the Premier:

I ask this question on behalf of Hon Michael Mischin, who is on urgent parliamentary business.

I refer to the process of the appointment of a Corruption and Crime Commissioner and the Premier's references to correspondence from the nominating committee and the Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission.

(1) Has it been government practice in the past to publicly disclose the content of correspondence from the nominating committee?

(2) If yes to (1), will the Premier identify the occasions on which that has occurred; and, if no to (1), why has he departed from that practice now?

(3) Has it been government practice in the past to publicly disclose the names of the candidates the government does not prefer?

(4) If yes to (3), will the Premier identify the occasions on which that has occurred; and, if no to (3), why has he departed from that practice now?

(5) Was the nominating committee's agreement obtained before the Premier chose to disclose the content of its correspondence; and, if not, why not?

(6) Why did the Premier not reveal to the Leader of the Opposition the identities of the other candidates thought suitable for appointment when he wrote to her on 7 April?

(7) Will the Premier now table all correspondence at his disposal from the nominating committee and the joint standing committee; and, if not, why not?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

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

(1)–(7) The Premier reserves the right to discuss correspondence.