Chief Ombudsman appointment

Ombudsman Appointment Committee to meet next year

This comes after concerns were raised by Opposition Leader Don Polye who said the delay was worrying him.

The Prime Minister’s office says the meeting before Christmas was deferred as there was not a  quorum.

Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says the appointment process must be independent of politics and it is “inappropriate’’ that the Opposition Leader continually tries to interfere in this process through the media and “his network’’.