Exactly Who is "they" and what was their role?
The Wayne Goss Cabinet takes the decision to shred evidence required for a court case.
The evidence, given to Noel Heiner contained complaints of child rape and other child abuses in a Queensland Government run juvenial detention centre.
The Goss Government came to power in 1989. His Cabinet (see picture) consisted of
MEMBERS OF THE FIRST GOSS CABINET
- The Hon Wayne Keith Goss Premier, Minster for Trade and Economics and Minister for the Arts
- The Hon Thomas James Burns Deputy Premier, Minister for Housing and Local Government and Planning *
- The Hon Keith Ernest De Lacy Treasurer
- The Hon Terence Michael Mackenroth Minister for Police and Emergency Services
- The Hon David John Hamill Minister for Transport and Main Roads
- The Hon Robert James Gibbs Minister for Tourism, Sport and Racing
- The Hon Paul Joseph Braddy Minister for Education ******
- The Hon Edmund Denis Casey Minister for Primary Industries
- The Hon Dean McMillan Wells Attorney General **
- The Hon Neville George Warburton Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations
- The Hon Kenneth Victor McElligott Minister for Health ****
- The Hon Patrick Comben Minister for Environment and Heritage ******
- The Hon Kenneth Vaughan Minister for Mines and Energy
- The Hon Anne Marie Warner Minister for Family Services & Aboriginal and Islander Affairs ***
- The Hon Geoffrey Norman Smith Minister for Business and Industry Regional Development
- The Hon Ronald Thomas McLean Minister for Administrative Services *
- The Hon Andrew George Eaton Minister for Lands and Natural Resources
- The Hon Glen Richard Milliner Minister for Justice, Corrective Services and Consumer Affairs
- *Now Deceased
- **Now Backbencher in Beattie Government
- ***Now Queensland Public Servant in the Department of Housing
- **** Now on Townsville Port Authority Board
- *****Now the Rvd Comben – Anglican Church Grafton
- * * * * * * Chairman of Queensland Education and Training International