VIC: Ombudsman probing credit card documents From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: March 31, 1999 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
03-31-1999
VIC: Ombudsman probing credit card documents

MELBOURNE, March 31 AAP - The Victorian ombudsman is investigating why Premier Jeff
Kennett's department failed to produce documents on the use of government credit cards by
staff, it was reported today.

Dr Barry Perry confirmed to The Age he was investigating why the Premier's Department had
been unable to produce documents sought under freedom of information by the Victorian ALP.

It emerged yesterday that the Victorian police major fraud squad was investigating
allegations that state government ...

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