Submissions To Queensland State Government Inquiries
2014-2018:
Note: Issues in Queensland regarding child abuse were brought before the national Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
2016, June
To: Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission
Subject: Making allegations of corrupt conduct public: is it in the public interest?
- Submission 23: WAGQ submission (substantial redactions) [Submission 23 WAGQ 2016]; addendum [Addendum Sub 23 WAGQ 2016]
- Oral Submission by WAGQ President G Mcmahon:
Submission theme: Questions the trustworthiness of the CCC to use these powers, raises the likelihood that these powers will be delegated to agencies, and questions the CCC’s definition of ‘the public interest.’
2016, June
To: Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission
Subject: Making allegations of corrupt conduct public: is it in the public interest?
- Submission 37: WAGQ member Kevin Lindeberg [Submission 37 Lindeberg 2016]
Submission theme: It would be against the public interest to punish whistleblowers for refusing to be silent and not inform the media about allegations they have lodged with the CCC.
2016, February
To: Premier of Queensland
Subject: The Heiner Affair
- Submission has not been tabled by the Premier or the material published by the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse
Submission theme: An alleged breach of public trust by the Criminal Conduct Commission
2015, July
To: Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee
Subject: Review of the Crime and Corruption Commission
- Submission 19: WAGQ submission [Submission 19 WAGQ 2015]
Submission themes: Qld agencies should not be allowed to investigate itself, recommend a stand-alone Whistleblowers’ Protection Agency, recommends separate investigation and protection agencies, recommend that the PCCC investigates official misconduct within the CCC.
2015, November
To: The Queensland Ombudsman
Subject: Review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act (2010)
- Submission 23: WAGQ (substantial redactions) [Submission 23 WAGQ 2015]
Submission theme: Recommend the creation of a Whistleblower Protection Authority to put pressure on watchdogs to conduct the investigations rather than giving the investigations to the agencies, failure of watchdog authorities and impacts on capability of public service, bullying, separation of powers and integrity within Qld institutions
2014, April
To: Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee
Subject: Crime and Misconduct and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014
- Submission 21: WAGQ (redacted) [Submission 21 WAGQ 2014]
Submission theme: The poor performance of the Four Commissions (CJC, QCC, CMC and CCC), the impacts of this failure on the public service, and the need for a whistleblower protection body
2013
To: Carmody Child Protection Inquiry
Subject: Destruction of Heiner documents
- Submission Exhibit 366: by member K Lindeberg [Exhibit 366 QCPCI by Lindeberg May 2013]
Submission theme: Destruction of documents, child sexual abuse, cover-up of destruction of documents, obligations of the Crown, rule of law, role of whistleblowers, actions by police.
2013, March
To: Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Subject: Review of the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001 and Related Matters by Honorable Ian Callinan AC and Professor Nicholas Aroney
- Submission 7: WAGQ member Greg Williams – not published by reviewers
- Submission 9: WAGQ member Kevin Lindeberg – not published by reviewers
- Submission 29: WAGQ – not published by reviewers
- Submission 31: WAGQ member Gordon Harris – not published by reviewers
- Submission 61: WAGQ member Dr Pam Swepson – not published by reviewers.
2012, July
To: Carmody Child Protection Inquiry
Subject: Child Protection in Queensland using documentation and video cameras
- Submission: WAGQ – not acknowledged or published by reviewers
Submission Theme: Child Protection in Queensland using documentation and video cameras, with the processes by which documentation and videos are destroyed and then covered-up within government.
2010
To: Crime and Misconduct Commission
Subject: Ministerial Office/Public Service Interaction
- Submission 24: WAGQ [Submission 24 WAGQ 2010]
Submission theme: Watchdogs’ poor performance, politicization of the public service, anti- Freedom of Information procedures, Ministerial advisors with unrestrained authority, mistreatment of ethical managers. The inquiry’s final report, including references to WAGQ’s and other submissions are no longer available on Government websites.
2010
To: Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Subject: Review of the Queensland Parliamentary Committee System
- Submission 20: Kevin Lindeberg
- Submission 26: WAGQ [Submission 26 WAGQ 2010]
Submission theme: Worsening volumes of wrong-doing within public agencies caused by watchdogs failing for two decades to investigate disclosures in the public interest.
The inquiry’s final report, including references to WAGQ’s and other submissions, are no longer available on the Government websites.
2006, October
To: Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee
Subject: Three Year Review of the Crime and Misconduct Commission
- Submission: WAGQ’s submission is not included in Appendix Two: Submissions Tabled
2005
To: Inquiry Commissioner, The Honourable Geoffrey Davies AO
Subject: Inquiry into Queensland Public Hospitals – Bundaberg Hospital.
Submission: Extract from Submission 93 to Commonwealth Inquiry into Health & Aging
Submissions to the inquiry, including that from WAGQ, are not included in the Inquiry’s final report.
2004
To: The Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Commission Committee
Subject: Three Year Review of the Crime and Misconduct Commission
- Submission 18: WAGQ (major redactions) [Submission 18 WAGQ 2004]
Submission theme: the need for reform of the CMC, whistleblower protection, Lindeberg disclosures, Leggate disclosures, regulatory capture
WAGQ and other submissions were not included in the Committee’s final report.
2000
To: Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee
Subject: Three Year Review of Criminal Justice Commission
Submissions by WAGQ, WAGQ member Kevin Lindeberg listed in PCJC Report No. 55, 2001, but not available on the Parliamentary website
1997
To: The Connolly Ryan Inquiry
Subject: Inquiry into the Criminal Justice Commission
Submission theme: Elements of an effective whistleblower protection system, comparisons with systems in the United States
Submission by WAGQ [Submission WAGQ 1997]
1994
To: Parliamentary Criminal Justice Committee
Subject: Three Yearly Review of Criminal Justice Commission
Theme of the statement: the CJC does not investigate complaints made to it and (CJC) does not protect whistleblowers.
Transcript of WAGQ witness statements to the inquiry are on 23 August 1994 Transcript of Proceedings [Transcript WAGQ 23 Aug 1994]