Ms WALKER - 2015-02-17
You have plunged your government into crisis and made grave allegations against your colleagues and police. On a leaked recording of the CLP Alice Springs branch meeting, you said:
You went on to state:
Chief Minister, have you provided this evidence to any of the three investigations currently under way, and will you table this evidence in parliament today? Will you advise whether that evidence was gathered legally and how you came to obtain it?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Nhulunbuy for the question. I have said publically that I was given information which pertains to a similar process as the allegations being raised in parliament today. I have said that I overreached by not giving that information to the judiciary – instead I spoke about being given information. I have also said we are preparing the terms of reference for a judicial inquiry, which is currently sitting with the …
Ms Fyles: You should not be preparing the terms of reference.
Mr GILES: Do you want to hear the answer to the question? It is currently sitting with the Solicitor for the Northern Territory, ensuring the terms of reference are correct. We are trying to identify who will undertake the judicial inquiry. When that person is identified, it will be shared with the opposition Whip, the member for Fannie Bay, and the member for Nelson for their information. I will then have a chat with the head of the judicial inquiry about information I have received.
- … members of parliament and a particular sitting member of the police force were spreading rumours that I as the Chief Minister and as Police Minister were sleeping with the same lady that got arrested …
You went on to state:
- … I have good evidence that this has involved as orchestrated political coup to get rid of me …
Chief Minister, have you provided this evidence to any of the three investigations currently under way, and will you table this evidence in parliament today? Will you advise whether that evidence was gathered legally and how you came to obtain it?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Nhulunbuy for the question. I have said publically that I was given information which pertains to a similar process as the allegations being raised in parliament today. I have said that I overreached by not giving that information to the judiciary – instead I spoke about being given information. I have also said we are preparing the terms of reference for a judicial inquiry, which is currently sitting with the …
Ms Fyles: You should not be preparing the terms of reference.
Mr GILES: Do you want to hear the answer to the question? It is currently sitting with the Solicitor for the Northern Territory, ensuring the terms of reference are correct. We are trying to identify who will undertake the judicial inquiry. When that person is identified, it will be shared with the opposition Whip, the member for Fannie Bay, and the member for Nelson for their information. I will then have a chat with the head of the judicial inquiry about information I have received.
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