Jeremy Hanson, Acting Leader of the Canberra Liberals, has called on Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury to release the inquiry into the Higgins/Lehrmann trial without redactions, and immediately.

“This has been one of the most important inquiries in the history of the ACT. It goes right to the core of our justice system,” said Mr Hanson.

“The public rightly expect this inquiry to be conducted without prejudice and released without interference.

“In fact, it is the only way to restore faith in the system. The inquiry was called for under accusations of political interference, and the hearings appeared to raise very serious questions. For Mr Barr to now interfere with the release of the report is outrageous.”

“For the public to have faith in the system, justice must be impartial and open – not kept secret and only made available to Labor and Greens cabinet Ministers.

“We have respected this process throughout. I now call on Mr Barr to also respect the process and the result and release this report to the public in full and without delay,” concluded Mr Hanson.