Premier Barry O’Farrell says he’s had an “amicable” conversation with the MP accused of spreading rumours of a senior minister’s involvement in an alleged public sex act.
Mr O’Farrell said he talked to NSW Liberal MP David Elliott on Friday and denied that he had been disciplined.
“He sought advice from my office on Thursday, he was told that in matters relating to criminal activity he should report it to police, if they’re related to corrupt activity he should report it to the appropriate corruption body,” Mr O’Farrell said.
“And we had a conversation about it yesterday, it was an amicable conversation.”
Mr Elliott has denied he was the one who spread rumours and has said he only contacted the premier’s office about it “because I thought that was an appropriate thing to do”.
Police on Thursday confirmed they had questioned a number of people in relation to “allegations of inappropriate behaviour by a 62-year-old man”, but said there was no evidence of illegal behaviour.
The premier says he first heard the rumours last Friday, when his office called him in New Zealand to tell him there had been a media inquiry.
He was fully briefed about it on Monday.
On Friday, Mr O’Farrell said he believes the word of the senior government minister who has denied allegations of being caught in a public sex act.
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