Report on electorate allowances and management of electorate offices
- Findings, opinions and statements
- 6
- Report length
- 89 pages
Summary
The report's own summary: Introduction, pages 5 to 7
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The Corruption and Crime Commission reported on its continuing investigation into parliamentary allowances and the management of electorate offices.
It examined private use of allowances, recruitment of electorate staff and interference with the investigation.
The Commission formed serious misconduct opinions about two former members’ use of allowances and one former member’s employment of electorate staff.
The Commission identified insufficient oversight of both allowance spending and electorate staff employment.
The Commission made two recommendations to implement a staff code of conduct and adapt public service recruitment requirements for electorate staff.
Findings, opinions and statements 6
Allegations are not findings. A commission's finding or opinion of corrupt conduct or misconduct is not a finding that a person is guilty of a criminal offence, and the commissions say so in their reports.
opinion of serious misconduct
OpinionThe Commission has formed opinions of serious misconduct in respect of the former members, Mr Brian Ellis and Mr Nigel Hallett as identified in this Report.
opinion of serious misconduct
OpinionIn respect of Mr Ellis' conduct as a public officer relating to his parliamentary allowances, the Commission has formed an opinion of serious misconduct.
opinion of serious misconduct
OpinionIn respect of Mr Hallett's conduct as a public officer relating to his parliamentary allowances, the Commission has formed an opinion of serious misconduct.
opinion of serious misconduct
OpinionIn respect of Mr Hallett's conduct as a public officer relating to the employment of Ms Cornwall, the Commission has formed an opinion of serious misconduct.
no opinion of serious misconduct
No findingThe Commission has not formed an opinion of serious misconduct against Ms Cornwall.
no opinion of serious misconduct
No findingIn respect of the Hon Ricky Mazza MLC's conduct as a public officer relating to his use of his electorate allowance during his 2016 wine tour with Mr Hallett and Mr Edman, the Commission does not form an opinion of serious misconduct.
Recommendations
No recommendations are reproduced in this record. This does not establish that the report contains none.
Published responses
No published response was found.
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