CHIEF JUSTICE OF WA SUPPORT CRIME CORRUPTION COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARINGS
Chief Justice says public CCC hearings important
Updated
Western Australia's Chief Justice Wayne Martin has told the Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission that public hearings are important.
The committee is investigating the use of public examinations by the CCC.
Wayne Martin QC told the committee the Commission's predecessor, the Anti-Corruption Commission, worked in private which promoted public suspicion.
Justice Martin said the CCC needs the respect and support of the public it served and that open hearings often encourage other people to come forward with information.
He conceded open hearings could damage a person's reputation and privacy but that is the price to pay for transparency.
He suggested techniques and processes could be changed to reduce the risk of reputation damage.
Former lobbyist Julian Grill is also giving evidence to the committee.
Mr Grill says an inquiry he was involved in damaged his reputation and that of several politicians.
He wants the way they are conducted to be changed.
"I don't argue against public hearings, you've probably seen my submission," Mr Grill said.
"Clearly I believe public hearings should continue.
"But the circumstances in which public hearings are held should be looked at very, very closely indeed and I think in that sense I'm not that very far away from the Chief Justice.
Topics: corruption, perth-6000
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Labels: CORRUPTION CASES INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE FOR BETTER GOVERNANCE
posted by Nicholas N Chin @ 3:16 AM
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From: Unity WA [mailto:unitywa@westnet.com.au]
Sent: Friday, 24 February 2012 5:47 PM
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Subject: FW: Judge backs CCC public hearings
From: John Khoo [mailto:johnkhoo@mac.com]
Sent: Friday, 24 February 2012 10:04 AM
To: Unity Party WA unitywa@westnet.com.au
Subject: Re: Judge backs CCC public hearings
From: John Khoo [mailto:johnkhoo@mac.com]
Sent: Friday, 24 February 2012 10:04 AM
To: Unity Party WA unitywa@westnet.com.au
Subject: Re: Judge backs CCC public hearings
Eddie
Yes, I agree that the Chief Justice should be congratulated and commended
Rgds
John
From: jimtan_udin@yahoo.com.au
Sent: Friday, 24 February 2012 3:27 PM
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Subject: RE: Judge backs CCC public hearings
Importance: High
Hi Eddie,
I agree that Chief Justice Wayne Martin QC of WA should be congratulated for his courage, foresight and rare wisdom.
Jim
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Sent: Friday, 24 February 2012 9:22 AM
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Subject: Re: Judge backs CCC public hearings
The West Australian
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Dear Editor,
Our Honourable Chief Justice Wayne Martin QC is waking up to the public call to make our West Australian Judiciary uphold the Pillars of Justice: INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY AND INDEPENDENCE.
We as members of the public have been hitherto lamenting the fact that INTEGRITY of our Judiciary is lacking and here we have our beloved Chief Justice shoring up his efforts to make our Judiciary holding its head upright again. We have all been feeling ashamed and despondent --- hanging down our heads in shame - because we indeed have a corrupted Judiciary. We are elated that Chief Justice is breaking the ice and making the change for better governance of Western Australia.
Our Chief Justice is to be congratulated for voicing his support of public hearing by the CCC as the Attorney General is reasonably perceived by members of the public not to be doing his job as he should because it is alleged that there is a lack of separation of powers in the State of Western Australia.
As head of the Judiciary of West Australia, we salute our Chief Justice, to be brave enough to face the challenge of his peers and to be able to decide what is the common good for the people of Western Australia.
Yours sincerely,
Eddie Hwang
President
Unity Party WA
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