[quote author=John_Smith link=1437175500/65#65 date=1437222799]yes, someone donated their time ... it wasn't theft, there was no attempt to screw taxpayers. Stay off the plonk old girl, you're going to hurt your brain trying to think about it to hard
and it wasn't up to him to declare anything, he wasn't an MP at the time. .. it was the ALP who had to declare it you dopey twat.[/quote]
REALLY
have a read Mr Know all.,... then tell everyone... one did Billy boy admitted it.... and admit he signed the original.. without that small detail...you claim he didnt have to admit too..
you may like to apologise for the insults....after you have eaten humble pie..
Bill Shorten gives evidence to the royal commission into union corruption
Labor leader Bill Shorten
admits he only declared a $40,000 donation to his 2007 Federal election campaign DAYS before his royal commission appearanceFederal Labor leader Bill Shorten failed to declare a
company's donation to his 2007 election campaign until this month.Mr Shorten, the former Australian Workers Union Victorian and national secretary, fronted the unions royal commission in Sydney on Wednesday.
After arriving more than two hours early and swearing an oath on the Bible, Mr Shorten faced a series of questions from senior counsel Jeremy Stoljar about the staff involved in the 2007 campaign which propelled him into federal office.
In late 2006 or early 2007, Mr Shorten met with labour hire company Unibilt boss Ted Lockyer and the-then AWU national secretary asked whether the company could provide a research officer, Lance Wilson, the commission heard.
Mr Wilson was put on the books of Unibilt as a 'research officer', but Mr Shorten told the commission he actually acted as his 'campaign director' in his run for the Labor-held seat of Maribyrnong.Mr Stoljar told the commission the total amount paid by Unibilt came to $40,000, with a further $
12,000 written off by the AWU. It was a $50,000 plus job.Asked whether he declared the donation to the Australian Electoral Commission, Mr Shorten said: 'It has come to my attention that the declaration hasn't been made until very recently.'
Asked how recently, he said: 'In the last few days.'
Mr Shorten said he had signed an official declaration in early 2008 that did not mention the donation. 'hey aussie did you read this bit?
What I did once I saw all the royal commission papers, I went back and I have sought legal advice, worked out what needed to be done and I have now completed that,' he said. Not declaring an election donation is a criminal offence carrying a maximum 12-month sentence.
Mr Stoljar continued to quiz Mr Shorten on whether the company - which was negotiating an enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) with the AWU - had used the donation of the staff member to seek favour.
'Not to my knowledge at all,' Mr Shorten said, denying he was involved in the EBA negotiations.
'Isn't that a situation in which you're using your position as national secretary to gain an advantage for yourself, namely a full-time campaign worker?' Mr Stoljar asked.
'Absolutely not,' Mr Shorten replied.
Mr Shorten was adamant no link existed between the EBA negotiations and the donation he had received, saying that 'the idea that somehow having a discussion with an employer on two different topics - even if not at the same time - and somehow that it is untoward to raise money for election campaigns and do anything else - to me what that does is that assumes that whenever there is a donation in our electoral system, by anyone, that all other relationships and transactions must immediately be cast into doubt. That is not right.'
hey lefties ITS A CRIME NOT TO DECLARE......12 MONTHS IN JAIL..
didnt hear you mention that little detail mr ozzie..
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