Overview
- In a letter dated September 12, Bruce Lehrmann asks Attorney-General Michelle Rowland to remove or suspend Commissioner Paul Brereton, alleging serious conflicts of interest.
- Lehrmann has launched Federal Court proceedings against Brereton and Special Minister of State Don Farrell seeking substantial legal costs.
- He says those costs were incurred complying with compulsory steps in a National Anti-Corruption Commission probe into whether he took sensitive submarine documents from Linda Reynolds’ office.
- Lehrmann describes the allegations as frivolous and “James Bond like” and accuses the commissioner of targeting him, referencing raids in his criticism.
- News outlets have requested comment from the NACC, and no formal response has been reported.