Minister may be witness in child abuse inquiry

Thursday 29th May 2008, 2:59PM BST.

HOME Affairs Minister Wendy Kinnard has been interviewed by her own officers as a potential witness in the historical child abuse inquiry.

Senator Kinnard released a brief statement this morning saying that she had been interviewed, and saying that she had handed over responsibility for the inquiry to her deputy.

Senator Kinnard’s statement says that she has passed over ‘political oversight’ for the investigation to Assistant Home Affairs Minister Andrew Lewis, with the backing of the Chief Minister, to avoid ‘any perceived conflict of interest’.

It is not clear in what context or capacity she was interviewed, but the statement says that she retains all her other ministerial responsibilities and will make no further comment on her interview.

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