{"id":646775,"date":"2026-05-03T11:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/646775\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T11:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:05:15","slug":"labor-call-for-documents-relating-to-possible-conflict-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/646775\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor call for documents relating to possible conflict of interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Julius Dennis\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7cd84b0c5d2b0bdf18ae4f2811af3dfbe0a2115dd8e549393f91733dffbf8c9c.png\"  width=\"64\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 bdzZhU\"\/>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI fPBBmK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>AAA<\/p>\n<p>Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has said anyone with proof that two of his ministers breached the code of conduct over an undeclared extramarital affair and an undeclared conflict of interest should report them to the corruption watchdog, despite him receiving a letter about the relationship almost a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, it was reported in The Australian that Sport Minister Tim Mander\u2019s sister-in-law wrote to Crisafulli in June last year telling him Mander had told his wife he\u2019d been seeing Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm for two years, dating back when they were in opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Mander ended his marriage in April 2025 and told wife Gayle about the affair in June, according to the letter, prompting his sister-in-law, Lynne Waters, to write to the premier about the potential for undeclared conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Labor believes questions remain over when the relationship between Tim Mander (right) and Amanda Camm began. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cf274210fa2be24b63fb57c6b9116c16a511b5f7f758e8f1ce25f48e7311f21b.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/>Labor believes questions remain over when the relationship between Tim Mander (right) and Amanda Camm began. Cameron Atfield<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, which the premier\u2019s chief of staff responded to in the first week of July, Waters asked Crisafulli whether he was aware of the relationship, and whether it had been declared as a potential conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Mander and Camm formally told cabinet of their affair within a month of the premier receiving the letter.<\/p>\n<p>Under ministerial guidelines, ministers have one month to declare a potential conflict of interest through their relationships.<\/p>\n<p>At a heated press conference on Sunday, Crisafulli was pressed on what actions he\u2019d taken after receiving the letter, and whether the couple had breached the ministerial code of conduct.<\/p>\n<p>He said he found out about the relationship when they declared it at the cabinet meeting, despite receiving the letter from Waters roughly a month earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether he should have referred the matter to the Crime and Corruption Commission, Crisafulli said he believed the ministers when they said they declared it at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth ministers have said they\u2019re well aware, they made themselves very familiar with it, [and] they\u2019ve conducted themselves the way they should,\u201d Crisafulli said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Amanda Camm and Tim Mander recently bought a property together in Brisbane.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e2fad73aff7d3a14fe264d8b4ee2e0da4a8bc82e037c008dec012aa9de19ea93.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/>Amanda Camm and Tim Mander recently bought a property together in Brisbane.Julius Dennis<\/p>\n<p>He said if the opposition or anyone else thought this was not the case, they should refer it to the CCC or other appropriate authorities, promising it would be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntegrity in government matters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the premier\u2019s press conference, Deputy Opposition Leader Cameron Dick said the government should release any documents relating to how the conflict was handled, pointing to government decisions that could have been impacted, such as the call to move Olympic sailing to Camm\u2019s Whitsundays electorate for the 2032 Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe say, release the advice that they received from the integrity commissioner about the relationship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition Leader Steven Miles said Labor would consider referring the matter to the CCC once a fuller picture was provided publicly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDavid Crisafulli was personally asked to investigate this, and he did not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Sunday afternoon, Mander said he and Camm started a relationship in June 2023, while in opposition, which ended in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were categorically not in a relationship when we were sworn in as ministers in late 2024,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn April 2025, I made the decision to separate from my wife.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/national\/queensland\/serious-questions-to-answer-sports-minister-pressed-on-voting-enrolment-20260420-p5zpdd.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Queensland Sports Minister Tim Mander is facing questions after it was revealed he was enrolled to vote at property rented by a staffer. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777806315_231_cf274210fa2be24b63fb57c6b9116c16a511b5f7f758e8f1ce25f48e7311f21b.jpeg\"  class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn June 2025, Amanda and I reconnected and our relationship began. I immediately sought advice from the integrity commissioner and the Clerk of the Parliament, and made all the necessary declarations in line with that advice and the ministerial code of conduct. I take these obligations seriously and will continue to meet them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Camm also released a statement claiming the same timeline for the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have complied with integrity advice and conflict management plans, all appropriate disclosures have been made,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Save<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI fPBBmK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<p>From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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