昆士兰州卫生部主任大卫·罗森格伦在预算听证会上关于三家医院和卫生服务委员会缺少法定原住民董事的解释引发争议。[1]罗森格伦声称这些空缺是"计划外"辞职造成的意外结果，但知情人士指称他误导了听证委员会。[1]
根据披露的信息，Metro North和Metro South的三位董事要么被要求中期离职，要么提前通知离职，而非自主辞职。[1]其中包括Bundjalung人特里·贝尔，他在最近的招聘后并未辞职，反而两次重新申请该委员会。[1]卫生部以隐私为由拒绝提供具体细节。[1]
知情人士建议罗森格伦就其在听证会上的表述予以解释或道歉。[1]故意误导议会程序可能构成藐视议会罪，虚假作证最高可判处七年监禁。[1]
David Rosengren, director of Queensland Health, faces scrutiny over his testimony at a budget hearing regarding statutory First Nations director vacancies across three hospital and health service boards.[1] Rosengren told the hearing committee that the positions were left unfilled as an unintended consequence of staff resignations.[1] However, sources claim this account is misleading, noting that the directors in question were either asked to leave mid-term or given advance notice to depart, rather than departing unexpectedly.[1]
The dispute centers on three boards under Metro North and Metro South that lack required First Nations directors.[1] According to insiders, one Bundjalung person, Terry Bell, did not resign following a recent recruitment process and has reapplied to the committee twice.[1] The Queensland Health Department has declined to provide specific details, citing privacy concerns.[1] Insiders have called on Rosengren to clarify or apologize for what they characterize as misleading the parliamentary committee.[1] Deliberately misleading parliamentary proceedings could constitute contempt of parliament, while giving false evidence carries a maximum penalty of seven years imprisonment.[1]