❓ Mr. Birney questions the Police Service's actions regarding new evidence in the Mickelberg case, alleging potential perjury. Mrs. Roberts responds by deflecting criticism and stating that the DPP found no grounds for charges.
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Before I ask my question, I want to draw members’ attention to a rumour that I heard this morning, from a very good source, that the Premier will in fact be supporting the Sydney Swans in the Grand Final this weekend. However, being the man of integrity that I am, I have no intention of repeating that rumour until I can substantiate it further. Some notice of this question has been given. I refer to Justice Steytler’s comments during the Court of Criminal Appeal hearing that quashed the Mickelberg brothers’ convictions for the Perth Mint swindle when he indicated that serious questions now existed about the reliability of the evidence previously given by the now Minister for Disability Services. (1) Given that a box of documents has now surfaced purporting to contain evidence that certain police officers may have committed perjury during the Mickelberg trial, what actions has the Police Service taken to seize and inspect these documents in the interests of justice? (2) If no action has been taken, why not? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
Some notice of this question has been given. I refer to Justice Steytler’s comments during the Court of Criminal Appeal hearing that quashed the Mickelberg brothers’ convictions for the Perth Mint swindle when he indicated that serious questions now existed about the reliability of the evidence previously given by the now Minister for Disability Services. (1) Given that a box of documents has now surfaced purporting to contain evidence that certain police officers may have committed perjury during the Mickelberg trial, what actions has the Police Service taken to seize and inspect these documents in the interests of justice? (2) If no action has been taken, why not? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
(1) Given that a box of documents has now surfaced purporting to contain evidence that certain police officers may have committed perjury during the Mickelberg trial, what actions has the Police Service taken to seize and inspect these documents in the interests of justice? (2) If no action has been taken, why not? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
(2) If no action has been taken, why not? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
(1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
(2) Not applicable.
Some notice of this question has been given. I refer to Justice Steytler’s comments during the Court of Criminal Appeal hearing that quashed the Mickelberg brothers’ convictions for the Perth Mint swindle when he indicated that serious questions now existed about the reliability of the evidence previously given by the now Minister for Disability Services. (1) Given that a box of documents has now surfaced purporting to contain evidence that certain police officers may have committed perjury during the Mickelberg trial, what actions has the Police Service taken to seize and inspect these documents in the interests of justice? (2) If no action has been taken, why not? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
(1) Given that a box of documents has now surfaced purporting to contain evidence that certain police officers may have committed perjury during the Mickelberg trial, what actions has the Police Service taken to seize and inspect these documents in the interests of justice? (2) If no action has been taken, why not? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
(2) If no action has been taken, why not? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
Some leaders have magnificent obsessions. Sadly, the Leader of the Opposition has the most pathetic of obsessions. He is absolutely pathetically obsessed with the Mickelberg matter. Last week, members opposite were so obsessed with what had been said at the police royal commission by Mr Lewandowski that they demanded to have access to the recordings of the commission. However, we have not heard any more about that. I think it is because some of the comments with respect to Mr Kucera included the comment “I believe him to be a man of integrity”. That is what the Leader of the Opposition found out Tony Lewandowski had said in secret. Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
Mr M.J. Birney : So why not give it to us? What are you afraid of? What are you covering up? The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
The SPEAKER : Order! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : The advice from the Police Service is as follows - (1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
(1) Upon receipt of a report from the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding the Supreme Court appeal findings in 2004, an inquiry was conducted by a senior officer of the Western Australia Police Service. The report from this inquiry was provided to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration. The Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice was that it was not appropriate for any charge to be laid. (2) Not applicable.
(2) Not applicable.
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