You see, the problem here was that they really got very bad legal advice, and they followed the legal advice rather than looking at the code, which said quite correctly what they had to do.
On October 21st, 2024. See this statement in context.
On October 21st, 2024. See this statement in context.
October 21st, 2024 / 11:50 a.m.
Commissioner, Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner
You see, the problem here was that they really got very bad legal advice, and they followed the legal advice rather than looking at the code, which said quite correctly what they had to do.
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