Bryan Green Trial

Brian Green is a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and former Minister for Infrastructure, Energy, and Resources. He has been under investigation since 2006 for allegedly making a secret, exclusive, contract with Tasmanian Compliance Corporation (TCC). He stood trial in December, 2007 which resulted in a hung jury. The retrial began on March 5, 2008. On March 12, 2008 the trial ended in a hung jury.

1. Retrial began on March 5, 2008
2. Green's December, 2007 trial ended with a hung jury
3. Forced to step down in 2006
4. Allegedly made a secret deal with TCC
5. Contract guaranteed an exclusive business monopoly between the government and TCC
6. Green's resignation was sought by the Premier of Tasmania, Paul Lennon
7. Charges against Green carry a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison

• Wikipedia: Bryan Green
• Google News: Bryan Green Trial
• ABC News: Former Tas Deputy Premier Green Walks Free (March 12, 2008)
• ABC News: Court Told Bryan Green 'Santa Claus' for TCC (March 11, 2008)
  • "Green was not a bad bet for the TCC, and he had done all right by the builder accreditation firm...Green was a 'bit of a Santa Claus' for the Tasmanian Compliance Corporation because he had previously knocked back another company's application to accredit builders."
• ABC News: Green Jury Watching Police Interview (March 11, 2008)
• ABC News: Premier to Give Evidence in Green Trial (March 7, 2008)
• ABC News: Former Deputy Premier's Trial Begins (March 5, 2008)
• The Mercury: Green's TCC Retrial Begins (March 5, 2008)
  • "Justice Peter Evans told the jury this was the second trial of Mr Green as the first jury were unable to reach a verdict...he said some of them may have read or heard about the case but they should put it out of their mind."
• The Mercury: Green Back in Court (March 3, 2008)
• ABC News Tasmania: Green to Face Retrial (December 13, 2007)
• ABC News: Green Trial Jury Fails to Reach Verdict (December 3, 2008)
• ABC News Tasmania: Former Tas Ministers Face Court on Conspiracy Charges (October 25, 2006)

• Tasmanian Politics: Is Bryan Green Really a Goner? (March 13, 2008)

• Online Opinion: Do Australian Voters Care About Sleaze in Politics? (November 2, 2006)

• • Bryan Green Trial is currently a stub, a brief collection of the best links for this story. The page will be updated as we find more information.

• Help Mahalo complete this search! Let us know if you've found additional quality links about Bryan Green Trial on Google, Del.icio.us, Digg or elsewhere, and we can expand this result.