I am aware of comments in today’s media that relate to the matters leading up to and following the resignation of Mr McRoberts.

On the 20^th of January 2015 I announced that I had referred to the Solicitor for the Northern Territory three matters for full and frank investigation:

1. Whether anything in the conduct of the suspended senior Police Officer warrants taking action against that officer other than suspension;
2. Whether anything in the conduct of former Commissioner McRoberts prior to his resignation could constitute a breach of the NT Police Force Code of Conduct and Ethics or a breach of any criminal offence provision; and
3. Whether any of the actions of former Commissioner McRoberts and/or the suspended officer involved any conflict of interest, and if so the nature of such conflict.

In relation to the last of these, I have also asked the Solicitor for the Northern Territory to assess whether any changes may be required to existing Police policies, protocols or procedures governing conflicts of interest.

It has since been announced that the Commissioner for Public Interest Disclosures would be undertaking an independent investigation relating to the matters leading to the resignation of Mr McRoberts.  The Ombudsman has since announced he would also be undertaking an independent investigation. 

The findings of these three separate investigations could then inform any judicial inquiry.