Greens demand to know identities of MPs under integrity probe

Tasmanian voters have the right to know which MPs are under investigation by the Integrity Commission for alleged misconduct, Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff says.

Greens leader Doctor Rosalie Woodruff the day after a no-confidence motion was passed in parliament against Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

Tasmanian voters have the right to know which MPs were under investigation by the Integrity Commission for alleged misconduct, Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff says.

The Integrity Commission commission has two long-running investigations ongoing into state MPs, both dating back to 2022.

Investigation Loyetea is examining “a number of allegations that an elected representative failed to declare and manage a conflict of interest”.

Investigation Olegas is looking into claims that a grants program improperly used public funds to pursue electoral goals and that conflicts of interest were not properly declared.

Dr Woodruff said the matters had remained unresolved for too long.

“This is the second election in a row where Tasmanians are going to the polls without knowing which Liberal MPs are under investigation by the Integrity Commission,” she said.

“We know that the Liberals have spent at least $250,000 on legal fees to support Liberal MPs and Tasmanians don’t know what that’s for.

“It’s very concerning that Tasmanians won’t know this information before we go to an election. “It’s really important to understand where the people who are standing to represent Tasmanians are under investigation by the integrity commission, and just how much the Liberals have spent on lawyering up to slow down the integrity Commission’s investigations.”

Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the matter was not of interest to voters.

“I’m not going to get into Labor and Green political games,” he said.

“That is not what Tasmanians want. They want political parties to focus on what matters.”

The Integrity Commission has been struggling with long-term underfunding and long delays to reforms it needs to do its work.

In February, the Liberal minority government abandoned plans to hold an independent review to “beef-up” the powers of the Integrity Commission that was part of their deal with the Jacqui Lambie Network.

Originally published as Greens demand to know identities of MPs under integrity probe