The Greens welcome the government’s statement of commitment to improving transparency and accountability around the use of public money for legal fees. That said, it doesn’t address the Greens’ concerns about the Premier’s knowledge of, and involvement in, Madeleine Ogilvie’s misleading of Parliament.
The government has committed to strengthen transparency and accountability around the use of taxpayer money for their legal fees, as part of a broader review into the existing guidelines. The Greens welcome this integrity improvement, which we called for during Budget Estimates.
The Premier’s statement does not answer key questions that remain about his own knowledge of and involvement in Madeleine Ogilvie misleading Parliament. We expect an answer to the letter from the Greens and cross bench members asking the Premier a series of questions about this matterr.
As we stated to the Premier in our letter, if we don’t get a suitable response, we reserve the right to use parliamentary mechanisms to achieve the transparency and accountability Tasmanians deserve.
