1 May 2012

Collins must clarify ACC complaint

ACC minister Judith Collins must explain why ACC complained to the Police over the mass leaking of privacy information to Bronwyn Pullar, Green Party ACC spokesperson Kevin Hague said today.

The published transcript of a recorded meeting between Ms Pullar, Michelle Boag, and two ACC managers, does not show that Ms Pullar made the comments that ACC has complained to the police about.

Despite being given the recording, ACC has not dropped its complaint and the Prime Minister has suggested the recording may not be completely accurate.

“If Ms Collins has been told by ACC that the recording has been changed, or is not a full recording of the meeting, she needs to tell us that,” Mr Hague said.

“None of this is subject to sub-judice rules. Ms Collins needs to establish and make public exactly how ACC”s decision to make a complaint to Police came about.

“In particular we need to know whether ACC chairman John Judge was responsible for the police complaint, through his overall responsibility as Chair, or whether he was more directly involved.

“If the recording is accurate then ACC’s claims about Ms Pullar are wrong, and Ms Collins must demand immediate answers from her officials and retract the police complaint.

“If she believes the recording is doctored in some way she must say so.

“Whatever actually happened, this raises serious issues of integrity and honesty at a very senior level in the public service.”

ENDS

© Scoop Media