Then premier resigned after watchdog said it was investigating whether she broke the law
The commission blamed “complex matters of law and fact”, as well as the enormous file of transcripts, exhibits and submissions linked to the case, some of which were not received until October last year.“At the same time, it must be recognised that the report concerns complex matters of law and fact, two public inquiries which proceeded over 30 days, over 2,800 pages of transcript, 516 exhibits comprising approximately 10,600 pages and 957 pages of submissions .
“It is necessary that the issues relevant to the investigation are addressed carefully. Ms McColl is working to complete a draft of the report as soon as possible but, given these matters, it is not possible to specify a date by which it will be completed.” It said once the report was complete it would still need to be subjected to “review, editing and production processes” and was “now unlikely” to be handed in during the first quarter of the year.
“On the information presently available the commission anticipates it is more likely to be available for furnishing in the second quarter of 2023,” it said in the statement. In the unusually detailed statement, the usually secretive commission acknowledged the potential for a “bottleneck” as it tries to finalise a series of separate investigations.Our Australian morning briefing email breaks down the key national and international stories of the day and why they matterNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties.
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