Hanlon, Mr J.

Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (15:10): My question is again to the Attorney-General. In your relationship with Mr Hanlon in his capacity as an employee of the Burnside council, were any of your interactions of long or extended duration and were they cordial?

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government) (15:11): It does stretch my memory. Even the Burnside council has had a few issues over the time I have been the member for Bragg. There was certainly, under different mayoral leadership out there, a very substantial inquiry. I recall a former Auditor-General was called in to conduct an inquiry, and I think Mr Hanlon may have been at that time—

The Hon. S.S. Marshall: Nobody read that one. Nobody was allowed to read that one.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: Nobody was able to read it, that's right: it ended up being kept secret. In any event, I did from time to time meet with him about just local issues, and sometimes he was present for citizenship ceremonies and the like. My recollection is that he was quite well regarded as the CE of the council at that time and acted accordingly.