Mr. Martin Callinan:

We had better get the lines clear here. While I do not have the precise date that the two individuals reported to the Assistant Commissioner for human resource management, it is clearly the case that a report of malpractice and corruption was made and a chief superintendent investigated those matters. It is certainly the case that the file is now with the DPP. Leaving that to one side, we then had a situation where I was presented with these anonymous allegations and I was asked to examine them and provide views. I got the Assistant Commissioner and his team to look at these issues and provide the report that is now in the public domain. That is the exact sequencing of this matter. When I was responding to Deputy Ross, I did so in the context of whether these people had been interviewed. The report from the Assistant Commissioner, having looked at the allegations and established the facts, did not see a need on the basis that the Assistant Commissioner had not uncovered criminality. Therefore, there was no need to defer to the Director of Public Prosecutions. However, had it been the case that he saw clear evidence, or even a suspicion, of corruption or malpractice within the allegations he had before him, I presume that would have triggered those people being interviewed.