Berejiklian Government's record difficult to judge: Departmental annual reports may not be complete;ministers including the AG refuse to correct annual reports
by Ganesh Sahathevan NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has recently attacked a journalist who questioned her handling of the NSW Govt's controversial light rail project (see story below). The Attorney General NSW Mark Speakman is responsible for presenting to Parliament the audited annual reports of the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB). Late last year Speakman ,and the LPAB were alerted to omissions from the LPAB's 2017-2018 Annual Report.The omissions concern complaints against the College Of Law Sydney. The Audit Office NSW was queried about the omission and agreed that the complaints against the College should have been included in the 2017-2018 LPAB Annual Report. The AG and premier were informed of the Audit Office's opinion, but have refused to correct the LPAB annual report. The Berjelikian Government seems intent on defending a culture of secrecy. In May last year the NSW Auditor General reported that there were 'gaps in oversight' for $1.2bn sp