❓ Mr. Love questions the Premier's office regarding continued travel by the Ombudsman despite an ongoing Corruption and Crime Commission inquiry. The Premier asserts the Ombudsman's independence and the separation of powers.
AnsweredQoN 42Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
OMBUDSMAN —
CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION INQUIRY
42. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that further travel has occurred since October, how has the Premier's
office allowed the situation to continue?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION INQUIRY
42. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that further travel has occurred since October, how has the Premier's
office allowed the situation to continue?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
AnswerView source ↗
As I observed in my earlier
remarks, the Ombudsman is an independent judicial authority. In that respect,
we do not have day-to-day oversight.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : From that —
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Deputy Premier,
please desist.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Opposition!
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : I am not sure
whether the Premier has concluded his answer, but maybe the Deputy Premier
wants to add to it.
Mr R.H. COOK : As I said in my earlier remarks, the
Ombudsman is an independent judicial authority. It is beyond the day-to-day
oversight of my office, as is appropriate. It is called the separation of
powers, member. The member can go and look it up. The travel and other activity
of the Ombudsman is obviously the subject of the Corruption and Crime
Commission hearing, so I will allow that to take its course.
remarks, the Ombudsman is an independent judicial authority. In that respect,
we do not have day-to-day oversight.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please!
Mr R.H. COOK : From that —
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Deputy Premier,
please desist.
Mr R.S. Love interjected.
The SPEAKER : Leader of the
Opposition!
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : I am not sure
whether the Premier has concluded his answer, but maybe the Deputy Premier
wants to add to it.
Mr R.H. COOK : As I said in my earlier remarks, the
Ombudsman is an independent judicial authority. It is beyond the day-to-day
oversight of my office, as is appropriate. It is called the separation of
powers, member. The member can go and look it up. The travel and other activity
of the Ombudsman is obviously the subject of the Corruption and Crime
Commission hearing, so I will allow that to take its course.
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