PRESS RELEASE - Galbally Rolfe, Lawyers, 552 Lonsdale Street Melbourne 23 November, 2012
This firm acts on behalf of Mr Ralph Blewitt. Our client attended the Victoria
Police Fraud Squad today to make statements to police, following a complaint
to the Chief Commissioner of Police by journalist Michael Philip Smith.
The complaint to Victoria Police by Mr Smith concerned the alleged creation of
a false document, namely a Power of Attorney signed by our client but
purporting to be witnessed by Ms Gillard, an offence pursuant to Section 83A
of the Victorian Crimes Act.
Mr Smith’s complaint to the Chief Commissioner follows an interview Mr Smith
conducted with Mr Blewitt and published to the internet on the website
www.michaelsmithnews.com on Thursday, 11 October 2012.
Mr Blewitt attended the Victoria Police Fraud Squad at the invitation of
detectives and has made statements applying Section 3.1.20 of the Guidelines
of the Victoria Director of Public Prosecutions.
The statements made cover:
1. The incorporation of the Australian Workers Union – Workplace Reform
Association Inc in 1992. He, as the authorized officer of the association
applied to incorporate the association to the Western Australian
Commissioner of Corporate Affairs following legal advice from Slater &
Gordon at their Melbourne offices.
2. The purchase of 85 Kerr Street, Fitzroy in the State of Victoria in 1993 in
which Slater & Gordon acted as his lawyers in the transaction to
purchase the property and acted as his lawyers in a loan in the sum of
$150,000 secured against the property.
3. The operation of the AWU – Workplace Reform Association between
1992 and 1995 including the conduct of various parties involved in the
renovation in 1994/5 of a property owned by Ms Gillard and located at
36 St Phillips Street, Abbotsford.
Our client has provided documents to Victoria Police to assist them in their
enquiries and will be cooperating with their investigation.
In 1995-96 Victoria Police investigated the conduct of Bruce Morton Wilson in
relation to a bank account styled “Australian Workers’ Union Members Welfare
Association No 1”. The role of the AWU-Workplace Reform Association and
the purchase of the property at 1/85 Kerr Street Fitzroy has not been
examined by Victoria Police until today.
This firm has been contacted by the Western Australia Police Fraud Squad and
our client will be cooperating with any investigation by WA Police including
making a statement to police in Perth.
ENDS
A transcript of the interview between Smith and Blewitt is at
http://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2012/10/the-awu-scandal-ralph-blewitttalks-about-the-power-of-attorney-transcript.html and the original audio file
of the interview is at http://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2012/10/ralphblewitt-tells-his-story-about-the-gillard-power-of-attorney.html
Smith’s complaint to the Chief Commissioner of Police is at
http://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2012/10/my-report-to-the-chiefcommissioner-of-police-in-victoria.html
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