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I just read in the online West Australian that the Langoulant report, on allegedly nefarious and incompetent activities conducted under and by the Barnett Administration, has made damning findings and conclusions regarding the Road Safety Commission's sponsorship of the Western Force just hours before the last state election.
These findings have been referred to the Corruption and Crime Commission for further action.
There is also a mysterious reference in the Langoulant Report to a letter written in December 2016 by then Premier Barnett to a party said to have been interested in buying the Western Force Franchise. The letter is said to have rejected a proposal put to the Premier by that party to so acquire the Franchise.
No doubt the Corruption and Crimes Commission will come to some conclusions on the matters referred to it in due course.
In the meantime, I have some questions.
1 What and when did RugbyWA know about this Proposal?
2 If RugbyWA was aware of it, was this communicated to the clubs?
3 If not, why not?
4 If so, what was the response of the clubs, who was consulted and when, and why was this information not made public to the Sea of Blue and other Western Force members and stake holders?
5 What authority did the Premier have to accept or reject proposals relating to the Western Force?
6 If he had that Authority, who delegated it to him from within RugbyWA, or by what other means did he acquire such Authority, when, and why?
7 If such Authority was delegated to the premier, by what Authority was such delegation made, by whom, when and why?
8 If the proposal to purchase the Western Force was known to RugbyWA, was this information conveyed in any submission by RugbyWA to the Senate Inquiry into the alleged activities of the ARU, it's officers, agents and servants?
9 If not, why not?
10 If so, who made that submission, when and in what circumstances and context?
11 Is it known by RugbyWA now who the proposed purchaser was?
12 If so, will RugbyWA now divulge this information to its stake holders?
Let's have a little transparency here.