Labor says cabinet minister Alan Tudge may have committed a criminal offence by trying to persuade his former staffer Rachelle Miller not to declare their personal relationship when she was renewing her top secret security clearance. auspol
, which found there was insufficient evidence to prove Miller’s allegations that during their affair she was bullied, emotionally abused and once kicked by Tudge. Mr Tudge has denied the allegations and Ms Miller did not participate in the review.
“If these reports are accurate, Mr Tudge would have clearly violated the Ministerial Standards,” Keneally said. “He may have also committed an offence under the Australian Criminal Code.”Under the Criminal Code, it is an offence to incite someone to give false or misleading information to a Commonwealth entity.
Tudge did not respond to a request for comment. But in response to questions about whether the minister had potentially breached the criminal code, the ministerial standards and whether Thom had been aware of the texts, a government spokesperson said “Mr Tudge remains stood down from his position. He is not receiving a ministerial salary”.
“This process is confidential and has been put in place by the Department of Finance ... I think that is the way these matters should be handled and I intend to honour the process that has been established independently, by public officials, about how sensitive matters of this nature should be handled,” he said.
Miller then sent: “Ok, you tell me what is accurate? You are so good at denying this to yourself you’ve convinced yourself it didn’t happen!” and “I am sending this email.”
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