Qld watchdog finalising laptop raid report

Queensland’s General public Provider Commission will be questioned to take into consideration a watchdog report on allegations its staff seized and wiped a laptop from the integrity commissioner’s office.

Dr Nikola Stepanov claims the personal computer was seized by PSC team and wiped devoid of her expertise or permission on March 12, 2021.

PSC main government Robert Setter has denied the laptop computer was “seized”, but has not responded to the claim it was wiped.

Criminal offense and Corruption Commission performing chairman Bruce Barbour explained a draft report on the incident is being finalised, with the document to be despatched to the PSC in the pursuits of procedural fairness.

“We anticipate more than the following couple weeks we’ll be in a situation to go to the procedural fairness phase in relation to that report,” Mr Barbour told a parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday.

“To supply it to the (Community Provider) Fee for its thing to consider and also to supply it to the (Parliamentary Crime and Corruption) Committee.”

The CCC’s procedural fairness guidelines require it to give men and women subject matter to allegations the chance to put their very own situation forward.

The watchdog should also tell people today beforehand if it intends to make community recommendations or adverse remarks about them.

Mr Barbour would not put an exact time on when the draft would be sent.

“I have learned incredibly quickly performing in this function that mentioning dates about things can appear again to haunt you,” he told the committee.

“I’ve explained a pair of weeks, a couple months, and that is my intention at this phase. We now have numerous officers off with COVID-related problems. I’ll do my greatest to meet up with that timeline.”

The performing chairman also exposed the PSC is reviewing bullying allegations manufactured by Dr Stepanov.

“That issue is presently a community fascination review remaining carried out by the Public Provider Fee,” Mr Barbour claimed.

In the meantime, CCC main govt Jen O’Farrell claimed the agency had updated its information on nepotism allegations in the general public services up right until December 2021.

She stated nepotism was a significant issue for community servants in Queensland.

“It was one of the prime five perceptions in just the general public sector arising from the survey that we finished,” Ms O’Farrell stated.