Land Corp boss reappointment questioned

THE Indigenous Land Corporation was accused during a senate hearing of breaking a law that governs them in the appointment of an acting chief.

A Senate Estimates hearing on Friday was told Bruce Gemmell acted as chief executive of the corporation for just under six months - in line with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act that stipulates acting appointments for the ILC acting chief be no more than six months.

Department Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) secretary Finn Pratt told the hearing Mr Gemmell resigned and went away for a few weeks before he was reappointed.

However Mr Gemmell attended a corporate management meeting in Adelaide and the ILC paid for his flights during the interim period after his resignation and before his reappointment.

Mr Gemmell said his colleague Jodie Lindsay was acting CEO while he was away and everything he did during that period was "as a guest".

He did not give back his work phone or office keys because he expected a further appointment so handing them back seemed unnecessary.

Senator Nigel Scullion described the explanation as a "fabrication" to get around the body's employment law.

Mr Pratt said the department had "legal advice" that it was "not inappropriate".

"Frankly I don't think there's any scandal here, I just think it's a sensible strategy to deal with an inconvenient part of the Act," he said.

Senator Scullion said it was amazing the department was denying there was a scandal afoot.

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