NSW Police Minister David Elliot rents his $54,000-a-year voters workplace from a legal lawyer who defends bikies, Each day Mail Australia can reveal.
Mr Elliot’s workplace in Baulkham Hills, north-west Sydney is owned by Mark Rumore, an skilled defence lawyer based mostly in Liverpool within the metropolis’s south-west.
Mr Rumore’s profile on authorized listing FindLaw says he specialises in circumstances of assault, arson, homicide, drug offences, sexual offences, and human trafficking.
NSW Police Minister David Elliot is pictured with former premier Gladys Berejiklian final 12 months
David Elliot’s workplace in Baulkham Hills, north-west Sydney is owned by Mark Rumore. Pictured: The constructing that accommodates the minister’s workplace
Labor stated the revelations had been ‘extremely embarrassing’ for the minister – who talks a tricky recreation in opposition to bikie gangs – and questioned whether or not the workplace was a secure place for delicate paperwork referring to the police.
In 2016 Mr Rumore defended Rebels bikie Chard Achurch, 31, who was jailed for live-baiting greyhounds and handed an additional 12 months behind bars for bashing two males inside Goulburn jail in 2019.
This 12 months he defended Ryan O’Hara – also referred to as Christian Nassar – who denies 205 fees over an alleged luxurious automotive fraud syndicate and faces trial in 2022.
He additionally defended Kayley Lee Ketley who was accused of kidnapping a 24-year-old lady in Claymore, south-west Sydney and taking her to Ivan Milat’s former makeshift burial floor final December.
The lady was allegedly stuffed into the boot of her personal Holden Commodore and escaped by kicking out the brake mild to be a focus for a passing truckie who known as the police.
Mr Rumore instructed Each day Mail Australia he has by no means met Mr Elliot or inspected the workplace as a result of he leaves his enterprise accomplice Garry Steinberg to handle the property.
Mark Rumore (proper with associates at a Sydney restaurant) is an skilled defence lawyer based mostly in Liverpool within the metropolis’s south west
The lawyer stated he has represented Rebels members on ‘very minor issues’ however has by no means labored for the group solely.
‘If somebody from the Nomads or Finks or Hell’s Angels requested me to signify them it wouldn’t matter,’ he stated.
‘In the event that they contact me it makes no distinction as a result of I’ve no affiliations. I’m not on a retainer or something like that.’
Mr Rumore stated he hasn’t represented any Rebels members for some time as a result of their actions have been supressed by NSW Police’s gang unit Strike Power Raptor.
Mr Rumore owns Mr Elliot’s workplace by means of his firm Rumstein Investments Pty Ltd.
He’s the director and his co-owner Mr Steinberg is the secretary. Each have held the roles because the firm was based in 2003.
A 3-year lease for the workplace ran out in March however was prolonged till August 2022 at a price to taxpayers of $53,744.07 per 12 months.
Each day Mail Australia understands Mr Elliot didn’t know who owned his workplace as a result of the lease was signed by public servants.
Mr Rumore defended Kayley Lee Ketley (pictured)
Paperwork confirming the lease extension, seen by Each day Mail Australia, had been signed by Division of Parliamentary Companies Chief Government Mark Webb. Mr Rumore and Mr Steinberg additionally signed the paperwork.
Mr Elliot has constructed up a popularity for being robust on crime and has steadily denounced bikies gangs in media appearances. Earlier this 12 months he stated: ‘I feel 99.9 per cent of the inhabitants desires these gangs destroyed.’
Shadow Minister for Police Walt Secord stated: ‘It’s stunning and extremely embarrassing for the Police Minister – who’s the primary to bang the drum and discuss robust in opposition to outlaw bike gangs.
‘It’s clear that Police Minister David Elliott didn’t do essentially the most primary due diligence.
‘That is extraordinary. Has the Police Minister put himself right into a probably compromising place?
‘The neighborhood has a proper to be involved. Are there delicate, inside NSW Police paperwork stored at that workplace? Is Minister Elliott certain that the workplace is secured always?
‘And has the Police Minister absolutely disclosed and knowledgeable the NSW Police Power of his rental association with the lawyer concerned?’
A spokesman for Mr Elliot referred Each day Mail Australia to the NSW Division of Parliamentary Companies which signed the lease.
A spokesman for the Division of Parliamentary Companies stated: ‘The Division of Parliamentary Companies works arduous to make sure applicable premises are leased for the work of Voters Places of work.’
Mr Rumore defended Rebels bikie Chard Achurch (centre) who was jailed for live-baiting greyhounds
Post a Comment