Premier Will Hodgman has rejected the suggestion the Ministerial Code of Conduct is weak after former minister Adam Brooks was cleared of breaching it.
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As Resources Minister in 2016, Mr Brooks accessed the email account of his mining maintenance company.
He was forced to stand down from the portfolio when he denied on three occasions to a budget estimates hearing that he had not done so.
An Integrity Commission report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday found while he continued to be involved in the company, this did not constitute a material conflict of interest.
The report said Mr Brooks had deleted 125 emails from his account the day of, and the day after, his access to the account was revealed.
The Integrity Commission said in an interview with Mr Brooks, he was concerned that the emails might have been misinterpreted and affect his family’s privacy.
Mr Hodgman said protocols were put in place to avert the potential for a conflict of interest for Mr Brooks through his business interests and his portfolio responsibilities.
"Unfortunately, Mr Brooks did not comply with them and that's the issue with his conflict," he said.
Mr Hodgman said Mr Brooks was on indefinite medical leave.
"It will be our expectation that he will get his health right, most importantly, but he will also reflect on what's occurred," he said.
Mr Hodgman said it was not a case that members of his government could lie or withhold information from him without repercussion.
Labor finance spokesman Scott Bacon said the Integrity Commission found Mr Brooks continued to be involved in the operation of his company Maintenance Systems Solutions while he was a minister despite his assurances he was not.
“The Integrity Commission investigation has shown that the Ministerial Code of Conduct – considering the Mr Brooks deeply deceptive behaviour – is not worth the paper it’s written on,” he said.
“Adam Brooks lied to the Premier. He lied to the Crown Solicitor. He lied to the Tasmanian community.”
Mr Bacon said Mr Brooks needed to resign from Parliament.