The Corruption and Crime Commission is a permanent investigative commission established by the Government of Western Australia in 2003, largely as a result of the findings of a royal commission into the state's police service. Its role is to investigate public corruption. The form of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Commission came to national attention in 2006 when it was responsible for discovering that then-Small Business Minister Norm Marlborough had lied to it about his dealings with disgraced former Premier turned lobbyist Brian Burke. The resulting scandal resulted in the end of Marlborough's 20-year career and the forced resignation of Burke from the governing Labor Party. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brian Burke was premier of Western Australia from 19 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. ...
The Commission also came to national attention in 2005 when it was revealled that acting Commissioner Moira Raynor used information she obtained through her position with the Commission to tip-off her old friend Laurie Marquet not to use his phone, which she knew was being tapped as part of an invesigation into corruption. Moira Rayner (1948- ) Australian feminist lawyer and left wing advocate. ...
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