Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Counsel assisting the inquiry, Russell Pearce, and CMC chairman Robert Needham repeatedly asked Mr Tutt about claims by public servants Craig Matheson, Di Farmer and Ben Klaassen that he had been deeply involved in pushing for an upfront payment as part of the grant and then the $200,000 going to the academy.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... Mr Tutt said the idea to increase the planned grant by $200,000 came from a departmental officer, Craig Matheson. He denied telling QRU CEO Ken Freer on June 24 that the grant would be increased. Asked by his lawyer, Ralph Devlin, whether he had told Mr Freer that $200,000 would go to the University of Queensland Rugby Club, Mr Tutt said: "I did not tell him that, and I deny I said...
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
The allegation was made at a Crime and Misconduct Commission hearing, which was also told the same public servant told his staff to prepare a ministerial brief okaying a $4.2m grant to the Queensland Rugby Union even though he felt there was insufficent information to assess the application . Craig Matheson, the then acting deputy director of the State Government Sports Department, told...
