The Crime and Corruption Commission wants to avoid a legal precedent that would allow the targets of its investigations to keep the reports secret.
Queensland’s corruption watchdog wants the High Court to overturn a decision that prevents a report on alleged corruption involving a former public servant from being released.
“If the current decision were to stand, then there would definitely be concern ... of what we would be able to do in the future in terms of being open and transparent about our investigations and what we conclude in relation to the investigations,” he told a parliamentary committee on Friday.Carne was suspended in June 2019 when the CCC launched an investigation into allegations levelled against him. He later resigned.
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