Monday, November 26, 2012

Note to editors/journalists: Response to Julia Gillards lies in her press conference today - Julia Gillard is currently facing very serious allegations and Victoria Police are investigating those allegations.



The government's approach to The AWU Scandal is for each Labor member to parrot a line.
"No allegation of wrongdoing has been made against the Prime Minister".
Here are just a few examples of the mantra trotted out over the weekend.
 Tony Burke, the environment minister, "there is no actual allegation for Ms Gillard to take on."
Defending Ms Gillard, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said none of the matters raised added up to any substantive allegations.

"There is still no allegation of impropriety or illegal conduct by the Prime Minister.'' Nicola Roxon.

Foreign Minister Bob Carr said that ''as we in the Labor party see it, this is a conspiracy theory fastened on by the opposition''. 

The Prime Minister herself said that after years of examination of the AWU matter there was “not
one substantiated allegation of wrongdoing” against her.
Well that is just plain wrong.
On 11 October, 2012 I interviewed Ralph Edwin Blewitt for the first time.   He stated that the Power of Attorney that purports to have been witnessed by Julia Gillard simply wasn't witnessed by her.   He said that the document was backdated, was brought to Perth by Bruce Wilson and Julia Gillard was not present when he signed it.
I thought about that overnight 11 October.   I sought expert legal advice from a Queen's Counsel who practices in criminal law.
I reviewed Section 83A of the Crimes Act Victoria. - Creation of False Documents, penalty 10 years gaol.
In particular I noted this provision of Section 83A:
(6) For the purpose of this section, a document is false if it purports-
   (g)  to have been made or altered on a date on which, or at a place at
        which, or otherwise in circumstances in which, it was not in fact made
        or altered;
On 12 October, 2012 I wrote to the Prime Minister to get her side of the story.
I waited 5 days for an answer.   I received no answer.  That left a substantial allegation of a serious indictable offence against Julia Eileen GILLARD unanswered, the evidence unchallenged by her.
As a result of her silence, on 17 October, 2012, I reported the Prime Minister's conduct in the matter of the Power of Attorney to the Chief Commissioner of Police, Victoria Police Force.
Here is a link to my original letter of 17 October.   There's a note on the top of it that I added about 4 weeks later after I received some information from police that I thought would remain confidential.  
On 12 November, 2012 a Detective Sergeant with the Fraud Squad contacted me to tell me that he was in charge of the initial investigation.   He and I had several conversations that day and I furnished further and better particulars to him as well as some further documentary evidence.
The detective then asked me if I could contact Ralph Edwin Blewitt and if so could I invite him to attend on Victoria Police to make a statement.   It's now widely known that Mr Blewitt did in fact return to Australia as a result of the detective's request.
I wrote this letter to Blewitt's lawyers that day - it's not been published and as the confidentiality provisions have now lapsed here it is for the record.
Dear Mr Galbally,
CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION - FORWARDED FOR THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF LEGAL ADVICE
I write in the belief that you act for Ralph Edwin BLEWITT.
On Thursday, 11 October, 2012 I interviewed Mr Blewitt about certain aspects of the purchase of 1/85 Kerr Street Fitzroy including the purported Specific Power of Attorney witnessed by Julia Gillard.   I published the audio of that interview to the internet at www.michaelsmithnews.com
On Wednesday, 17 October, 2012, I wrote to the Chief Commissioner of Police in Victoria and reported what appeared to me to be a prima facie case of the creation of a false instrument.
I promptly received a letter from Chief Commissioner Lay's staff advising that the matter had been reported and was receiving the attention of the crime department.
I was telephoned today by Detective Sergeant XXXXXXX (tel XXXX, MOBILE XXXXXX).   Detective Sergeant XXXXX told me that the police are in the early stages of assessing the possible offences disclosed by the conduct of various players in The AWU Scandal.
Victoria Police are keen to speak with Mr BLEWITT or you in the first instance as his advisor.   I have mentioned to Ralph that I've been contacted by Victoria Police.  
Yours
As a result of the request made by Victoria Police, Ralph Blewitt attended at various lawyers offices in Melbourne last week for the purpose of producing detailed, admissible and relevant statements to police regarding certain events in The AWU Scandal.  
On Friday, 23 November, Mr Blewitt attended with his lawyer at the Victoria Police Fraud Squad offices in Melbourne.   He voluntarily made written statements to police without the benefit of immunity from prosecution himself.   He is in jeopardy of being charged with serious offences.   Ralph's statements to police contain a provision that those statements in and of themselves cannot be used against him, but that does not stop police using other evidence or statements from other people to charge Blewitt.
From Friday, 23 November to today Monday 26 I have remained in contact with the Detective Sergeant who is responsible for assessing the case against the known offender in the matter I reported on 12 October.  
So The government's approach to The AWU Scandal is for each Labor member to parrot a line.
"No allegation of wrongdoing has been made against the Prime Minister".
Here are just a few examples of the mantra trotted out over the weekend.
 Tony Burke, the environment minister, "there is no actual allegation for Ms Gillard to take on."
Defending Ms Gillard, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said none of the matters raised added up to any substantive allegations.

"There is still no allegation of impropriety or illegal conduct by the Prime Minister.'' Nicola Roxon.

Foreign Minister Bob Carr said that ''as we in the Labor party see it, this is a conspiracy theory fastened on by the opposition''. 

The Prime Minister herself said that after years of examination of the AWU matter there was “not
one substantiated allegation of wrongdoing” against her.
Well that is just plain wrong.
On 11 October, 2012 I interviewed Ralph Edwin Blewitt for the first time.   He stated that the Power of Attorney that purports to have been witnessed by Julia Gillard simply wasn't witnessed by her.   He said that the document was backdated, was brought to Perth by Bruce Wilson and Julia Gillard was not present when he signed it.
I thought about that overnight 11 October.   I sought expert legal advice from a Queen's Counsel who practices in criminal law.
I reviewed Section 83A of the Crimes Act Victoria. - Creation of False Documents, penalty 10 years gaol.
In particular I noted this provision of Section 83A:
(6) For the purpose of this section, a document is false if it purports-
   (g)  to have been made or altered on a date on which, or at a place at
        which, or otherwise in circumstances in which, it was not in fact made
        or altered;
On 12 October, 2012 I wrote to the Prime Minister to get her side of the story.
I waited 5 days for an answer.   I received no answer.  That left a substantial allegation of a serious indictable offence against Julia Eileen GILLARD unanswered, the evidence unchallenged by her.
As a result of her silence, on 17 October, 2012, I reported the Prime Minister's conduct in the matter of the Power of Attorney to the Chief Commissioner of Police, Victoria Police Force.
Here is a link to my original letter of 17 October.   There's a note on the top of it that I added about 4 weeks later after I received some information from police that I thought would remain confidential.  
On 12 November, 2012 a Detective Sergeant with the Fraud Squad contacted me to tell me that he was in charge of the initial investigation.   He and I had several conversations that day and I furnished further and better particulars to him as well as some further documentary evidence.
The detective then asked me if I could contact Ralph Edwin Blewitt and if so could I invite him to attend on Victoria Police to make a statement.   It's now widely known that Mr Blewitt did in fact return to Australia as a result of the detective's request.
I wrote this letter to Blewitt's lawyers that day - it's not been published and as the confidentiality provisions have now lapsed here it is for the record.
Dear Mr Galbally,
CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION - FORWARDED FOR THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF LEGAL ADVICE
I write in the belief that you act for Ralph Edwin BLEWITT.
On Thursday, 11 October, 2012 I interviewed Mr Blewitt about certain aspects of the purchase of 1/85 Kerr Street Fitzroy including the purported Specific Power of Attorney witnessed by Julia Gillard.   I published the audio of that interview to the internet at www.michaelsmithnews.com
On Wednesday, 17 October, 2012, I wrote to the Chief Commissioner of Police in Victoria and reported what appeared to me to be a prima facie case of the creation of a false instrument.
I promptly received a letter from Chief Commissioner Lay's staff advising that the matter had been reported and was receiving the attention of the crime department.
I was telephoned today by Detective Sergeant XXXXXXX (tel XXXX, MOBILE XXXXXX).   Detective Sergeant XXXXX told me that the police are in the early stages of assessing the possible offences disclosed by the conduct of various players in The AWU Scandal.
Victoria Police are keen to speak with Mr BLEWITT or you in the first instance as his advisor.   I have mentioned to Ralph that I've been contacted by Victoria Police.  
Yours
As a result of the request made by Victoria Police, Ralph Blewitt attended at various lawyers offices in Melbourne last week for the purpose of producing detailed, admissible and relevant statements to police regarding certain events in The AWU Scandal.  
On Friday, 23 November, Mr Blewitt attended with his lawyer at the Victoria Police Fraud Squad offices in Melbourne.   He voluntarily made written statements to police without the benefit of immunity from prosecution himself.   He is in jeopardy of being charged with serious offences.   Ralph's statements to police contain a provision that those statements in and of themselves cannot be used against him, but that does not stop police using other evidence or statements from other people to charge Blewitt.
From Friday, 23 November to today Monday 26 I have remained in contact with the Detective Sergeant who is responsible for assessing the case against the known offender in the matter I reported on 12 October.  
So it is a manifestly false statement on the part of Ms Gillard and her government to say that "no allegation of wrongdoing has been made against the Prime Minister".
I have made such an allegation, the report to police has been accepted and it is being investigated.
Perhaps someone who works in the media and gets paid for it might wake up some time soon to the phenomenon of news being generated other than through a Canberra Press Gallery Media Release.
Then next time Julia Gillard hits the pack with the "there's no allegation" bulltish they might remind her of the serious charges she may face.

MICHAEL SMITH : 
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