❓ Hon Colin de Grussa asks the Minister for Fisheries about allegations made by Mark Paxton regarding impropriety within the Department of Fisheries. The Minister responds that the allegations have been previously considered and unsuccessfully pursued through legal channels.
AnsweredQoN 1112Legislative Council
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MARK PAXTON — ALLEGATIONS
1112. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to allegations supplied to
the minister by a person known as Mark Paxton relating to, amongst others,
criminal negligence, abuse of power, contempt of Parliament and fraud.
(1) Have the
allegations made by Mr Paxton been investigated in accordance with all
statutory requirements?
(2) If yes to
(1), what was the outcome of those investigations?
(3) If no to (1),
why not?
1112. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to allegations supplied to
the minister by a person known as Mark Paxton relating to, amongst others,
criminal negligence, abuse of power, contempt of Parliament and fraud.
(1) Have the
allegations made by Mr Paxton been investigated in accordance with all
statutory requirements?
(2) If yes to
(1), what was the outcome of those investigations?
(3) If no to (1),
why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been
provided by the Minister for Fisheries.
(1)–(3) In
correspondence received by my office, Mark Paxton made several allegations of
impropriety relating to his dealings with the then Department of Fisheries. I was
advised that the matters outlined in the correspondence
had already been subject to significant consideration by preceding ministers,
and that Mr Paxton unsuccessfully sought resolution through proceedings
before the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the State Administrative
Tribunal.
thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been
provided by the Minister for Fisheries.
(1)–(3) In
correspondence received by my office, Mark Paxton made several allegations of
impropriety relating to his dealings with the then Department of Fisheries. I was
advised that the matters outlined in the correspondence
had already been subject to significant consideration by preceding ministers,
and that Mr Paxton unsuccessfully sought resolution through proceedings
before the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the State Administrative
Tribunal.
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