Peter Gutwein has failed in his duty to ensure his ministers face consequences for lying to the Tasmanian community.
Labor Leader Rebecca White said her call for the Premier to initiate a formal investigation into Roger Jaensch's repeated dishonesty has fallen on deaf ears.
"It's been two weeks since Roger Jaensch lied to the Tasmanian Parliament, and more than a week since I wrote to Peter Gutwein calling for an independent investigation into a breach of the Ministerial Code of Conduct. The Premier has had plenty of time to take action.
"At a time when people in his own electorate are struggling to find affordable rentals, Roger Jaensch decided to make it easier to evict people with no 'genuine or just' cause and then had the nerve to lie about it in State Parliament.
"The Ministerial Code of Conduct is crystal clear:
"Ministers must not mislead Parliament or the public in statements they make and are obliged to correct the Parliamentary or the public record in a manner that is appropriate to the circumstances as soon as possible after any incorrect statement is made."
"On any reasonable interpretation Roger Jaensch misled Parliament.
"Adam Brooks' resignation from Parliament last year after lying to the Tasmanian Parliament should remind the Premier that this sort of behaviour should simply not be tolerated.
"It is the Premier's responsibility to ensure that his Ministers display the highest standards of honesty and integrity. If Ministers can't be trusted to tell the truth in Parliament, how can Tasmanians have confidence in anything they say?
"Roger Jaensch appears to have no intention of doing the right thing by resigning. It is the Premier's responsibility to uphold the Ministerial Code of Conduct by sacking his lying minister."
Rebecca White MP
Labor Leader
