27th November 2012
The NSW Government has received the report from the PIC Inspector of his review of the Strike Force Emblems Report.
The Inspector has found that the Strike Force Emblems Report is of such
an unsatisfactory standard that its public release cannot be found to be
in the public interest.
The Inspector has recommended against the release of either the Strike Force Emblems Report, or his own report into this matter.
The Inspector states: "I advise against the publication of the Strike Force Emblems Report and my Report and Review of it.
The Inspector was asked to consider whether it was in the public
interest to release the Emblems report. The Inspector has found,
emphatically, that it is not.
The Inspector states: "This is not a question of the avoidance of public
scrutiny but rather of the operation of a transcending public interest
in the fair and considered protection of the good name of the NSW
Police, of those who serve in it and of other members of the community.
The Inspector notes that he has referred to the NSW Ombudsman all of the
matters that have emerged since the initial referral of this matter to
the Inspector back in May of this year.
The Government has committed to giving the Ombudsman the powers he needs to provide closure to this matter.
This is a commitment the Government has honoured with the introduction
and passage of the Ombudsman Amendment Bill 2012 which provides
additional powers requested by the Ombudsman to undertake this
investigation.
The Government supports the recommendations of the Inspector, and will
continue to support the efforts of the Ombudsman to bring some
resolution to this decade old matter.
The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government has been proper and
transparent in its dealing of this issue and we look forward to the
findings from the Ombudsman.
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