Report on the investigation of alleged public sector misconduct by any public officer in relation to the Perth Hills bushfires of 6 February 2011
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The Corruption and Crime Commission investigated whether public officers gave misleading accounts of the Perth Hills bushfires to inquiries or the media.
It examined the Police Commissioner’s accounts of telephone conversations and his movements on the day of the fires.
The Commission concluded that the available material did not support a misconduct or serious misconduct opinion about any public officer within the investigation’s scope.
It nevertheless considered that disclosing a disputed conversation to the parliamentary inquiry would have improved openness, while noting there was no positive obligation to do so.
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- Conclusion
In the absence of such an obligation, the failure to make reference to the Gregson Conversation to the CDJSC Inquiry could not, therefore, be regarded as misconduct as defined by sections 3 and 4 of the CCC Act.
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Report on the investigation of alleged public sector misconduct by any public officer in relation to the Perth Hills bushfires of 6 February 2011
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