Commissioner Riordan Statement Typographical Errors
Paragraph 75
"Mr Sinclair was not a member of or decision-maker at the State Council Executive.
Paragraph 124.
"I am aware in that process that at least one of my referees was contacted in respect of my
application."
MATTERS TO BE CLARIFIED BY COMMISSIONER RIORDAN BEFORE
ADOPTING STATEMENT AS TRUE AND CORRECT
Circumstances in which Statement prepared
Returned from leave on 19 April 2015, time pressures, remote authorising and balancing Fair
Work Commission Obligations.
Paragraph 11 - first sentence
Clarification of transition from paper diary to electronic diary.
Paragraphs 66
My mobile phone records of the 20th December 2010 confirm that I made a telephone call to Mr
Dastyari
and also a call to Mr Minns.
Paragraphs 49, 55 and 58
Explanation of usual practice for the matters referred to in those paragraphs.
Paragraph 70
The usual practice for issuing pink slip for “expenditure”
Paragraph 83
Phone records supports recollection that I did not attend the Sydney Office on a day of the
Executive Meeting on 10 January 2011 as claimed by Mr Sinclair nor on 17 January 2011 when
Mr Betts should have been Deputy Secretary.
Paragraph 87 and 89
Clarification of what is meant by "I repeated some of what I had said at the February State
Council Meeting" and best recollection of whether or not the ALP Loan was mentioned at the 21
February 2011 State Council Meeting.
Paragraph 91 and 92
Explanation of process leading up to and then State Council endorsing the annual financial
statements.
Paragraph 96
Belief based on form of minutes for meetings referred to at paragraphs 96(a) and (b).
Officers’ fund
Purpose, source of money, campaign manager, records kept of expenditure and practical
experience why believe in best interests of state union members