Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee has welcomed the announcement by the ACT Government to launch a board of inquiry into the recent trial of Bruce Lehrmann.

Ms Lee wrote to the ACT Attorney-General almost two weeks ago urging him to establish a wide-ranging Board of Inquiry into the serious allegations and issues that have been raised in relation to the prosecution, trial, and subsequent mistrial of Bruce Lehrmann.

“Whilst I welcome the establishment of a board of inquiry, we do have some concerns and will be looking very closely at what the terms of reference are,” Ms Lee said.

“This inquiry must be wide-ranging and look at all the serious issues of concern from the prosecution through to the trial and subsequent mistrial including the allegations of ‘political interference’.

“The ACT Government’s statement which outlined a list of the issues that this inquiry will be looking at did not cover the serious allegation of ‘political interference’. This is certainly something the community will be concerned about and I will be looking to ensure this is part of the terms of reference.

“The other factor is also who will be appointed to run the inquiry. That will also have a big impact on ensuring it is genuinely independent and impartial.

“We know there have been serious and varied issues raised by the ACT Police Force, legal profession and the broader public about what has happened and that is why we called for this holistic, broad ranging inquiry,” Ms Lee concluded.