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House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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EASLING, MR T.

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (15:01): Does the Attorney-General accept that there was a lack of transparency in the Easling matter? On 24 May this year, the DPP Steve Pallaras wrote an opinion piece for the Sunday Mail in which he stated:

Transparency is an attribute demanded of all participants in the criminal justice system from beginning to end.

He stated further, 'At every stage of the criminal process, transparency is demanded.' In the Easling matter, no notes were kept of some interviews; notes of other interviews were taken and then shredded; the tape recorder was not turned on during some interviews; not all subpoenaed material was released by the government and was secretly withheld; children under the guardianship of the minister were prevented from giving statements in support of Mr Easling; and supporters of Mr Easling who were potential witnesses were threatened with dismissal.

The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON (Croydon—Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) (15:02): No. The Crown Solicitor will provide me with a report about the Easling matter shortly.

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