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Sir George tush l?x:t--sidinq MembP..r

21 Jtilv 1986

'lbe 1km Mr Justice James F Staples Level 16 law Courts Building Queens Square SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Judge,

PAIU'..J:AMEN'l1 CCUU:SSION OF ng.ttRY - J1It JUSTICE L l< MJRPHY

As you may he aware the Parliamentary camdssion of Inquiry established pursuant to the Parliamentary Camdssion of Inquiry Act 1986 has ccm.nenoed its task of inquiring into and advising the Parliament whether any oonduct of the Honourable Lionel Keith MUrphy has been such as to aroount, in its opinion, to proved misbehaviour within the neaning of section 72 of the Con.sti tution.

Mr S Charles QC, Senior Counsel assisting the Camdssion, has infonned me that he would be assisted by having a discussion with you in relation to sane aspects of the Cam:dssion' s Inquiry. A(;oordingly, I should .... lad if ~d oontact Mr Charles on telephone ntanber to arrange a suitable time for an appointment met . e.

Yours faithfully

Sir George Lush Presiding Member

21 July 1986

NOTE_JOR FI LE.

On 24 June 1986 at about 4.00 p . m. I took a Andrew Stone, a reporter with the New Zealand Auckland. He asked l>.Jhether the Murphy Commission investigators to New Zealand to question witnesses. no. He thc~n asked 1>.1hether we 1>.1ere planning to do him that I could not say.

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Mr St one then volunteered that his editor had informed him that an "Australian publisher" had called and offered $3,000 f,or them to find the person (witness) concerned and to arrange for him to be intervie1>.1ed by the AustraJ.i i:rn publisher before u:s . It: was not clear to 1>.1horn the ~;3, OOO 1>.1as to be paid .... the f\lZ Herald or the po·tent.:ial \Ad tnes s. I made no comment on th:is matter.

Mr Stone asked what would happen if the Commission did wish to make inquiries/interview witnesses/take evidence in New Zealand. I informed him that tl'H~ usual procedure, for formal. work by the Commission oversei'.iS, was for such things t:o be arranged on a government to gover nment basis.

He thanked me for my time and rang off.

Daryl P Srneaton

2 July 1986

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FILE NOTE

Tcx:lay (25 June 198~) in the absence fran Sydney of .rrir Charles, Mr Weinberg and l'irDurack, I spoke with J Mct: A in Auckland(i """"' ~- .. ..:..c )

I explained that proceedings had been instituted i n the High Court with the effect of suspending sane of the Carrnission' s operations, including the proposed visit to NZ. I apologized that he had been inconvenienced and asked if he would contact us , say, Tuesday next , reverse charge if he wished. I said we were anxious to speak with him, and could try to work out a later meeting . He said Auckland would be suitable for any such meeting. He said he would leave Auckland pro tern returning probably next Tuesday, when he would ring here . I told him of the time difference and said there would be saneone here to receive a call frcrn 8.00 a .m. Sydney time to 6 p .rn. Sydney time.

J F Than.son '2-( June 1986