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King should come clean on Rickards sign-off
Chester Borrows MP
National Party Police Spokesman
18
September 2007
King should come clean on Rickards
sign-off
Police Minister Annette King must come clean and say if any employment settlement with Assistant Commissioner Clint Rickards would require sign-off by the Cabinet, the Prime Minister, or herself, says National’s Police spokesman, Chester Borrows
“I asked her in the House today if any settlement required Cabinet or Ministerial sign-off, but she refused to answer.
“She hid behind the fact that she could ‘not speculate on the outcome of a tribunal hearing that is yet to be had’ – but I did not ask her to speculate on the outcome of anything.
“Answering that question directly does not affect any employment proceedings.
“This is a question about process, and she should come clean.
“Will any future employment settlement reached with Mr Rickards require Cabinet or ministerial sign-off?
“It’s pretty simple: Yes or no?”
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