Mr AH KIT - 1996-11-21
Has he or his staff or anyone in his department been interviewed by either the federal or the Territory police in relation to their investigations of the transfer of private and confidential information from his department to the Country Liberal Party?
ANSWER
Mr Speaker, I cannot answer the question. The only person I know who was interviewed was Katherine Henderson, CEO of the department. The whole substance of this debate leaves me bemused. The first question I was asked was whether I could give an assurance that Territory Health Services had not passed information to the CLP. I gave that assurance.
Mr Bell: You were wrong, weren't you?
Mr BURKE: No.
Mr Bell: Read the memo.
Mr BURKE: The question from the member for MacDonnell was whether I could confirm that the Chief Minister had misled the House. I said I could not confirm it.
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ANSWER
Mr Speaker, I cannot answer the question. The only person I know who was interviewed was Katherine Henderson, CEO of the department. The whole substance of this debate leaves me bemused. The first question I was asked was whether I could give an assurance that Territory Health Services had not passed information to the CLP. I gave that assurance.
Mr Bell: You were wrong, weren't you?
Mr BURKE: No.
Mr Bell: Read the memo.
Mr BURKE: The question from the member for MacDonnell was whether I could confirm that the Chief Minister had misled the House. I said I could not confirm it.
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