Despite resigning from the Electrical Trades Union after taking on the energy portfolio to avoid any potential conflict of interest, minister Mark Bailey’s relationship with the union at times ‘escalated’.
A previously hidden report provided to Queensland’s corruption watchdog after a private email use saga has shed fresh light on Mark Bailey’s relationship with the Electrical Trades Union while he was energy minister.in mid-2017 as the Crime and Corruption Commission examined his use of a private email account for official business. He was referred to the State Archivist for further investigation.
The report, which was released only this week, found 660 of the emails - which Mr Bailey at one point tried to delete - were public records required to be kept for at least two years. Despite resigning from the union after taking on the energy portfolio, based on Integrity Commissioner advice to manage real or perceived conflicts of interest, the report found Mr Simpson arguably treated Mr Bailey as a member, with the relationship continuing unchanged and at times “significantly” escalating.
“The fact that they [the emails] were the subject of the 19 January 2017 RTI application is concerning,” the report stated.
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