Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-11-26 Daily Xml

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McGowan, Dr C.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:24): I refer the minister to at least two parts of the question which cannot in any way come under his response to that. Will the minister advise whether the public sector code of conduct requires government chief executives to tell the truth when appearing before parliamentary committees, and what are the consequences for a government chief executive who provides inaccurate information to a parliamentary committee?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:25): My understanding is that the referral to the commissioner for public employment is exactly on that point—about the application of public sector ethics. I think it is completely appropriate for the honourable member, if she wants to make an accusation, to make it. If she has got information, she should provide it.

The PRESIDENT: Further supplementary, the Hon. Ms Scriven.