❓ A parliamentary question regarding the timeline for further advice on a forgery investigation concerning the Member for Southern River. The exchange reveals confusion and scrutiny around the term 'primary investigation' used by the Minister.
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MEMBER FOR SOUTHERN RIVER, FORGERY INVESTIGATION
I have a supplementary question. When does the minister expect to have further advice on this matter that he can provide to the House? Mr PRINCE
I have a supplementary question. When does the minister expect to have further advice on this matter that he can provide to the House? Mr PRINCE
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Obviously, I expect that that will be when the police have completed whatever further investigation they will carry out. There is no time frame on that. However, it is a matter that I will raise with the Commissioner of Police, probably in three or four weeks. I think that would be a reasonable time to allow for something further to be done, if anything can be done. Dr Gallop: By way of interjection - Mr PRINCE: Wait a minute. As and when I have a response, I will report back to the House. Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Mr PRINCE replied: Obviously, I expect that that will be when the police have completed whatever further investigation they will carry out. There is no time frame on that. However, it is a matter that I will raise with the Commissioner of Police, probably in three or four weeks. I think that would be a reasonable time to allow for something further to be done, if anything can be done. Dr Gallop: By way of interjection - Mr PRINCE: Wait a minute. As and when I have a response, I will report back to the House. Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Obviously, I expect that that will be when the police have completed whatever further investigation they will carry out. There is no time frame on that. However, it is a matter that I will raise with the Commissioner of Police, probably in three or four weeks. I think that would be a reasonable time to allow for something further to be done, if anything can be done. Dr Gallop: By way of interjection - Mr PRINCE: Wait a minute. As and when I have a response, I will report back to the House. Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Dr Gallop: By way of interjection - Mr PRINCE: Wait a minute. As and when I have a response, I will report back to the House. Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Mr PRINCE: Wait a minute. As and when I have a response, I will report back to the House. Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Mr PRINCE replied: Obviously, I expect that that will be when the police have completed whatever further investigation they will carry out. There is no time frame on that. However, it is a matter that I will raise with the Commissioner of Police, probably in three or four weeks. I think that would be a reasonable time to allow for something further to be done, if anything can be done. Dr Gallop: By way of interjection - Mr PRINCE: Wait a minute. As and when I have a response, I will report back to the House. Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Obviously, I expect that that will be when the police have completed whatever further investigation they will carry out. There is no time frame on that. However, it is a matter that I will raise with the Commissioner of Police, probably in three or four weeks. I think that would be a reasonable time to allow for something further to be done, if anything can be done. Dr Gallop: By way of interjection - Mr PRINCE: Wait a minute. As and when I have a response, I will report back to the House. Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Dr Gallop: By way of interjection - Mr PRINCE: Wait a minute. As and when I have a response, I will report back to the House. Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Mr PRINCE: Wait a minute. As and when I have a response, I will report back to the House. Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Dr Gallop: What do you mean by “primary investigation”? Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Mr PRINCE: That was the information given to me by the police. Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Dr Gallop: No, you have answered the question. What do you understand by that term? Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Mr PRINCE: Because the investigation has now been completed, I have asked the police - Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Dr Gallop: No, you said the “primary investigation”. What do you mean by that? Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
Mr PRINCE: The initial investigation. The investigation of the complaint that has been made has been completed. Now, as a result of my request, it will be re-examined.
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