❓ Question regarding allegations of corruption made by Senator Bishop and whether the Minister for Police has received the complaint and referred it to the police. The Minister denies receiving the complaint and declines to inquire with the Commissioner of Police.
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I refer the minister to written and documented allegations of corruption made by senior Labor Senator Mark Bishop from Western Australia, which outlined vote rigging within some unions and may call into question the legitimacy of Labor Party preselections in this State. (1) Has the minister, in her capacity as Minister for Police, received a copy of the complaint made by the senator; and, if so, has the minister referred these documented allegations of criminal corruption to the police, as is her clear responsibility? (2) If the minister has not received the complaint, will the minister inquire of the Commissioner of Police whether any such complaint has when received and what action has been proposed? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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(1)-(2) I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. No, I have not received any correspondence, to the best of my knowledge, from Senator Mark Bishop. I understand that the correspondence that the member may be referring to is addressed to the state secretary and was received by him. Mr Bishop has not written to me in my capacity as Minister for Police, nor in any other capacity. He has written to the state secretary of the Labor Party. As to whether I will inquire into to whom the complaint has been referred, I would expect that if Senator Bishop actually believes there are allegations that need to be investigated by the police, then as both a lawyer and a senator he should refer those allegations himself to the police. It is not my role to interfere with or make inquiries about police investigations. It is entirely up to the Commissioner of Police should he choose to make any investigations about any allegations. I am sure the Commissioner of Police has read what is in the paper. I do not know whether he has received a complaint. I have not inquired, and nor do I intend to inquire, about whether Senator Bishop has referred complaints to the Commissioner of Police.
(1) Has the minister, in her capacity as Minister for Police, received a copy of the complaint made by the senator; and, if so, has the minister referred these documented allegations of criminal corruption to the police, as is her clear responsibility? (2) If the minister has not received the complaint, will the minister inquire of the Commissioner of Police whether any such complaint has when received and what action has been proposed? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. No, I have not received any correspondence, to the best of my knowledge, from Senator Mark Bishop. I understand that the correspondence that the member may be referring to is addressed to the state secretary and was received by him. Mr Bishop has not written to me in my capacity as Minister for Police, nor in any other capacity. He has written to the state secretary of the Labor Party. As to whether I will inquire into to whom the complaint has been referred, I would expect that if Senator Bishop actually believes there are allegations that need to be investigated by the police, then as both a lawyer and a senator he should refer those allegations himself to the police. It is not my role to interfere with or make inquiries about police investigations. It is entirely up to the Commissioner of Police should he choose to make any investigations about any allegations. I am sure the Commissioner of Police has read what is in the paper. I do not know whether he has received a complaint. I have not inquired, and nor do I intend to inquire, about whether Senator Bishop has referred complaints to the Commissioner of Police.
(2) If the minister has not received the complaint, will the minister inquire of the Commissioner of Police whether any such complaint has when received and what action has been proposed? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. No, I have not received any correspondence, to the best of my knowledge, from Senator Mark Bishop. I understand that the correspondence that the member may be referring to is addressed to the state secretary and was received by him. Mr Bishop has not written to me in my capacity as Minister for Police, nor in any other capacity. He has written to the state secretary of the Labor Party. As to whether I will inquire into to whom the complaint has been referred, I would expect that if Senator Bishop actually believes there are allegations that need to be investigated by the police, then as both a lawyer and a senator he should refer those allegations himself to the police. It is not my role to interfere with or make inquiries about police investigations. It is entirely up to the Commissioner of Police should he choose to make any investigations about any allegations. I am sure the Commissioner of Police has read what is in the paper. I do not know whether he has received a complaint. I have not inquired, and nor do I intend to inquire, about whether Senator Bishop has referred complaints to the Commissioner of Police.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. No, I have not received any correspondence, to the best of my knowledge, from Senator Mark Bishop. I understand that the correspondence that the member may be referring to is addressed to the state secretary and was received by him. Mr Bishop has not written to me in my capacity as Minister for Police, nor in any other capacity. He has written to the state secretary of the Labor Party. As to whether I will inquire into to whom the complaint has been referred, I would expect that if Senator Bishop actually believes there are allegations that need to be investigated by the police, then as both a lawyer and a senator he should refer those allegations himself to the police. It is not my role to interfere with or make inquiries about police investigations. It is entirely up to the Commissioner of Police should he choose to make any investigations about any allegations. I am sure the Commissioner of Police has read what is in the paper. I do not know whether he has received a complaint. I have not inquired, and nor do I intend to inquire, about whether Senator Bishop has referred complaints to the Commissioner of Police.
(1)-(2) I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. No, I have not received any correspondence, to the best of my knowledge, from Senator Mark Bishop. I understand that the correspondence that the member may be referring to is addressed to the state secretary and was received by him. Mr Bishop has not written to me in my capacity as Minister for Police, nor in any other capacity. He has written to the state secretary of the Labor Party. As to whether I will inquire into to whom the complaint has been referred, I would expect that if Senator Bishop actually believes there are allegations that need to be investigated by the police, then as both a lawyer and a senator he should refer those allegations himself to the police. It is not my role to interfere with or make inquiries about police investigations. It is entirely up to the Commissioner of Police should he choose to make any investigations about any allegations. I am sure the Commissioner of Police has read what is in the paper. I do not know whether he has received a complaint. I have not inquired, and nor do I intend to inquire, about whether Senator Bishop has referred complaints to the Commissioner of Police.
(1) Has the minister, in her capacity as Minister for Police, received a copy of the complaint made by the senator; and, if so, has the minister referred these documented allegations of criminal corruption to the police, as is her clear responsibility? (2) If the minister has not received the complaint, will the minister inquire of the Commissioner of Police whether any such complaint has when received and what action has been proposed? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. No, I have not received any correspondence, to the best of my knowledge, from Senator Mark Bishop. I understand that the correspondence that the member may be referring to is addressed to the state secretary and was received by him. Mr Bishop has not written to me in my capacity as Minister for Police, nor in any other capacity. He has written to the state secretary of the Labor Party. As to whether I will inquire into to whom the complaint has been referred, I would expect that if Senator Bishop actually believes there are allegations that need to be investigated by the police, then as both a lawyer and a senator he should refer those allegations himself to the police. It is not my role to interfere with or make inquiries about police investigations. It is entirely up to the Commissioner of Police should he choose to make any investigations about any allegations. I am sure the Commissioner of Police has read what is in the paper. I do not know whether he has received a complaint. I have not inquired, and nor do I intend to inquire, about whether Senator Bishop has referred complaints to the Commissioner of Police.
(2) If the minister has not received the complaint, will the minister inquire of the Commissioner of Police whether any such complaint has when received and what action has been proposed? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. No, I have not received any correspondence, to the best of my knowledge, from Senator Mark Bishop. I understand that the correspondence that the member may be referring to is addressed to the state secretary and was received by him. Mr Bishop has not written to me in my capacity as Minister for Police, nor in any other capacity. He has written to the state secretary of the Labor Party. As to whether I will inquire into to whom the complaint has been referred, I would expect that if Senator Bishop actually believes there are allegations that need to be investigated by the police, then as both a lawyer and a senator he should refer those allegations himself to the police. It is not my role to interfere with or make inquiries about police investigations. It is entirely up to the Commissioner of Police should he choose to make any investigations about any allegations. I am sure the Commissioner of Police has read what is in the paper. I do not know whether he has received a complaint. I have not inquired, and nor do I intend to inquire, about whether Senator Bishop has referred complaints to the Commissioner of Police.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. No, I have not received any correspondence, to the best of my knowledge, from Senator Mark Bishop. I understand that the correspondence that the member may be referring to is addressed to the state secretary and was received by him. Mr Bishop has not written to me in my capacity as Minister for Police, nor in any other capacity. He has written to the state secretary of the Labor Party. As to whether I will inquire into to whom the complaint has been referred, I would expect that if Senator Bishop actually believes there are allegations that need to be investigated by the police, then as both a lawyer and a senator he should refer those allegations himself to the police. It is not my role to interfere with or make inquiries about police investigations. It is entirely up to the Commissioner of Police should he choose to make any investigations about any allegations. I am sure the Commissioner of Police has read what is in the paper. I do not know whether he has received a complaint. I have not inquired, and nor do I intend to inquire, about whether Senator Bishop has referred complaints to the Commissioner of Police.
(1)-(2) I thank the member for Hillarys for the question. No, I have not received any correspondence, to the best of my knowledge, from Senator Mark Bishop. I understand that the correspondence that the member may be referring to is addressed to the state secretary and was received by him. Mr Bishop has not written to me in my capacity as Minister for Police, nor in any other capacity. He has written to the state secretary of the Labor Party. As to whether I will inquire into to whom the complaint has been referred, I would expect that if Senator Bishop actually believes there are allegations that need to be investigated by the police, then as both a lawyer and a senator he should refer those allegations himself to the police. It is not my role to interfere with or make inquiries about police investigations. It is entirely up to the Commissioner of Police should he choose to make any investigations about any allegations. I am sure the Commissioner of Police has read what is in the paper. I do not know whether he has received a complaint. I have not inquired, and nor do I intend to inquire, about whether Senator Bishop has referred complaints to the Commissioner of Police.
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