“The integrity commissioner advice included a conflict of interest management plan, which the minister has followed,” she said.
Stirling Hinchliffe’s office would not provide details of the management plan’s requirements, and would not say why this conflict only came to light in mid-2019. The minister went on to deal with matters involving JLT after this date.
The Ministerial Code of Conduct says a minister “must notify the Premier about any conflict of interest with their ministerial responsibilities and the actions that will be implemented to manage the conflict”.
The minister’s office did…
