Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This report follows the third referral to the Ombudsman’s office directly from Parliament within the last four years.
The Referral directed the Ombudsman to investigate two separate sets of conduct and alleged conduct.
The first concerned actions of Liberal Members of Parliament in relation to instances of invoicing fraud committed by former Liberal Party Victoria State Director Damien Mantach.
The second concerned whether the Member for Lowan had requested invoice dates be altered to circumvent Parliamentary rules on the use of Members’ communication budgets during election periods.
For more information: https://www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au/inflated-invoices
This report follows the third referral to the Ombudsman’s office directly from Parliament within the last four years.
The Referral directed the Ombudsman to investigate two separate sets of conduct and alleged conduct.
The first concerned actions of Liberal Members of Parliament in relation to instances of invoicing fraud committed by former Liberal Party Victoria State Director Damien Mantach.
The second concerned whether the Member for Lowan had requested invoice dates be altered to circumvent Parliamentary rules on the use of Members’ communication budgets during election periods.
For more information: https://www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au/inflated-invoices
