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Alistair Coe breached code of conduct after using office printers to print thousands of documents in weeks before ACT election
Former ACT opposition leader Alistair Coe breached parliamentary code of conduct by failing to explain a massive increase in printing just days before the 2020 ACT election, an investigation has found.
Key points:
- Former Canberra Liberals leader Alistair Coe’s office printed thousands more documents than usual in the days before the ACT election
- The discrepancy was investigated over concerns Mr Coe’s office was printing campaign materials, which would constitute corrupt conduct
- The standards commissioner could not conclude Mr Coe had intentionally misused resources, but said his explanations were inadequate
In October last year the ACT Legislative Assembly’s human resources department noticed Mr Coe’s office had made 8,674 prints in the…
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