Internal police reports on systemic racism and confidential ministerial briefings on bail reform are among the thousands of documents the state government is withholding from Victoria's Indigenous truth-telling inquiry.
The Victorian government has apologised after it failed to produce documents required by the Yoorrook Justice CommissionThe state government has been granted an extension to provide documents and answer questions
"Serious compliance concerns with the commissioners mean we are unable to proceed with the hearings today," she said."And it has put the hearings we have planned for this week, and the week immediately following Easter, in jeopardy."Ms Fitzgerald told the hearing that 178 questions from the commission sent to the government in mid-February had not been answered.
Commissioner Sue Ann-Hunter says the the response from the state government has been "extremely disappointing". The government's failure to provide documents and answer relevant questions angered the commissioners. She said the volume of the work and tight deadlines were complicated by the fact that many documents the government has been asked to produce contained sensitive information requiring legal review."As a custom, our people acknowledge country and the state appearing before us today are still yet to hear an acknowledgement of country," Commissioner Travis Lovett said.
Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter asked Ms Coughlan if that was how the government would respond to other royal commissions.The commission agreed to provide the government with an extension until April 6 to produce required documents and answer required questions.
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