The state opposition has urged the Crime and Corruption Commission to take its efforts to publish a report into the alleged corruption of a former senior public servant all the way to the High Court.
, meaning a report into his alleged corruption could not be handed to the Queensland Speaker, and thereby published with the protection of parliamentary privilege.Shadow attorney-general Tim Nicholls said the decision could shape the future of accountability and transparency in Queensland and said the CCC must appeal the decision, all the way to the High Court.
“The effect of decision will send a shiver down the spine of all those who fight for openness, transparency, and accountability in executive government,” he said. “If this precedent stands ... it will hamstring the ability of the CCC to perform one of its primary purposes, which is to report to the public on its investigations.
“If this precedent stands, it means serious cases of maladministration, like the inappropriate interference in the appointment of a Brisbane high school principal, will be kept secret from the taxpayers of Queensland.”
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