"I judge them on the merits of their case, not who they're connected to." Matthew Parisi. His own involvement did not pose probity issues for the Labor government. The $53 million building will house 500 students when it opens next year.The much-criticised Grocon-Giants bid for rights to redevelop Manuka Oval with 650 apartments and a hotel. James Sewell.
Canberra, Australia.
"I don't quite understand why this is even an issue," he said. David Lamont. Former Labor deputy chief minister David Lamont has dismissed concerns about his involvement in plans to redevelop Manuka Oval, expressing surprise it has become a public issue.A day after Pierre Huetter, the husband of government minister Meegan Fitzharris, "I don't quite understand why this is even an issue," he said. "Any of those matters are subject to orders of the court and I am unable to comment," he said.
"I don't quite understand why this is even an issue," he said. David Lamont. Former Labor deputy chief minister David Lamont has dismissed concerns about his involvement in plans to redevelop Manuka Oval, expressing surprise it has become a public issue.A day after Pierre Huetter, the husband of government minister Meegan Fitzharris, "I don't quite understand why this is even an issue," he said. "Any of those matters are subject to orders of the court and I am unable to comment," he said.
"I don't quite understand why this is even an issue," he said. David Lamont. Former Labor deputy chief minister David Lamont has dismissed concerns about his involvement in plans to redevelop Manuka Oval, expressing surprise it has become a public issue.A day after Pierre Huetter, the husband of government minister Meegan Fitzharris, "I don't quite understand why this is even an issue," he said. "Any of those matters are subject to orders of the court and I am unable to comment," he said.
If the government decided to pursue a project that didn't fit with the current masterplan – such as the Giants bid – it would be willing to consider a community consultation model.
Ellis was Lamont's staffer before they both worked on the ANU property deal: Ellis on one side, Lamont on the other. His own involvement did not pose probity issues for the Labor government. "The Commonwealth code of conduct has more to say than the ACT code, spelling out three key risks:It says that, while the public service can't stop a bureaucrat taking up a new job, it can stop them dealing with their former colleagues in the bureaucracy.In NSW, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (which defines "corruption" more broadly than general use) warns public servants where the risks lie:"The type of employment which may be cause for concern is that which bears a close or sensitive relationship with the person's former position as a public official," it says. "I was not involved in any of those details or anything to do with that formal relationship, " Mr Lamont said.https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-ct-migration/ec6ee4cb-edf2-4f99-beb6-6ab91e1316f0/r0_154_2000_1284_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg As Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible for managing the financial aspects of CSL’s strategy which includes financial planning and reporting, capital management, tax, treasury and investor relations. Former Labor deputy chief minister David Lamont has dismissed concerns about his involvement in plans to redevelop Manuka Oval, expressing surprise it has become a public issue. They are engaged by a client called GWS Giants, and any comment in relation to any of those matters is the purview of our client," he said.Mr Lamont has also been in the spotlight recently as one of the figures caught up in the Brumbies' court battle, named as a respondent in Brumbies' chief executive Michael Jones' action in the Supreme Court.He worked with the Brumbies on the controversial sale of the club's Griffith headquarters before the Brumbies move to a new sports hub at the University of Canberra. A day after Pierre Huetter, the husband of government minister Meegan Fitzharris, quit his job with a company working for the GWS Giants and Grocon consortium bid, Mr Lamont said the media had more important issues to report on. "This is a matter which I am surprised has any interest from The Canberra Times. Elton Consulting was no longer working on Manuka, it had been working on West Belconnen for about eight years, and there was no conflict in its work for the casino, given the casino owners had "made no submissions to the ACT government prior to Mr Stewart's departure from the LDA, nor had the ACT government considered or taken a position on the matter".But this looks more a technical point than an entirely satisfactory one, given the involvement of the agency in land deals well timed for both bids: the Telopea Park school land swap last year, in which the Lamont declined to comment, saying: "After considering your questions and taking legal advice, I do not propose to respond at this time. "A spokeswoman confirmed the university had engaged Integrated Property Services as a project adviser for campus development. He was briefing politicians on that project within a month of leaving the public service.Elton Consulting is also working on the Riverview project in West Belconnen – a vast housing development that will span the ACT-NSW border. "I judge them on the merits of their case, not who they're connected to." Matthew Parisi. His own involvement did not pose probity issues for the Labor government. The $53 million building will house 500 students when it opens next year.The much-criticised Grocon-Giants bid for rights to redevelop Manuka Oval with 650 apartments and a hotel. James Sewell.
Canberra, Australia.
"I don't quite understand why this is even an issue," he said. David Lamont. Former Labor deputy chief minister David Lamont has dismissed concerns about his involvement in plans to redevelop Manuka Oval, expressing surprise it has become a public issue.A day after Pierre Huetter, the husband of government minister Meegan Fitzharris, "I don't quite understand why this is even an issue," he said. "Any of those matters are subject to orders of the court and I am unable to comment," he said.
Fifteen years in power serves to cement relationships between governments and developers, and friendships between people moving back and forth from one side of the procurement ledger to the other.