00:03Reinstated after relegation.
00:05I've paid an enormous price.
00:07Tim Mander stepped down from Cabinet in May
00:10after he was referred to Federal Police by the Electoral Watchdog.
00:14It was alleged he'd enrolled to vote at a staff member's address
00:18but had largely been living at Parliament accommodation.
00:21Police on Wednesday told Mr Mander,
00:24following inquiries, sufficient evidence was obtained to refute the allegation.
00:29The AFP has therefore finalised its investigation.
00:33My integrity's been intact, my reputation's been smeared, my family's been hurt.
00:39The allegations have proven to be false.
00:41He remains the minister. He's back at work today.
00:45But Mr Mander has refused to outline any details of the investigation
00:50or how long he'd lived at Parliament,
00:52claiming Labor has peddled false accusations.
00:56I'm not going to give people blow-by-blow details of my personal life.
01:01What, do you want me to ring up Stephen Miles
01:03every time I'm having dinner at somebody's house?
01:05The opposition has called for greater transparency.
01:08This advice was offered for Queenslanders who'd like more information.
01:12Go and get a job with AFP to investigate matters.
01:15At the time, the Premier revealed he found out
01:18about the police referral through the media.
01:20Tim Mander had been on a work trip in New Zealand
01:23and was quizzed why he didn't immediately tell his boss.
01:27When you're using burner phones and things when you're overseas,
01:30you don't get the information that you would normally get as quickly as you may normally get.
01:34In fact, you don't get it at all.
01:35Mr Mander will face further scrutiny at parliamentary estimates next week.
01:42I'm going to keep you next week.
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