77 Fullarton Rd, Kent Town

Apr 2015 Day relocates from Adelaide CPO to 77 Fullarton Road. Dec 1, 2015 Lease on 77 Fullarton Road is executed but no rent is paid because of conditions relating to the old Farrell office. No rent was to be paid until July 1, 2016. Aug 2, 2016 Day is confirmed as 12th Senator elected in SA at the July 2 double dissolution election. Prior to this, he had been asking Special Minister of State Mathias Cormann about reimbursement for rent. Cormann had been asking for documents to show Day had been paying the rent. None were produced.

David Jackson QC

Aug 4, 2016 New Special Minister of State Scott Ryan is asked by Day about the rent and other matters concerning 77 Fullarton Road. Ryan fears a possible breach of section 44(v) and commissions internal advice from the department and others. Oct 7, 2016 Based on the advice, and with Parliament to start Monday, Ryan terminates the lease on 77 Fullarton Road. No rent had ever been paid by the government. Ryan and Attorney-General George Brandis commission David Jackson, QC, to provide independent legal opinion.

July 2014

Tues, Nov 1, 2016 Day suddenly resigns, saying an investor he hoped would save his collapsed housing business, had pulled out. The government reveals the electorate office issue and says Day's replacement and whether he had breached section 44(v) will be a matter for the High Court, acting as the Court of Disputed Returns. Wed, Nov 2, 2016 Day releases statement denying any breach: “I originally owned the building but sold it to Fullarton Investments Pty Ltd after the 2013 election to avoid any conflict of interest. But because Fullarton Investments owes me money, the Dept’s legal opinion says I have an ‘indirect’ interest in the lease. I now call on all MPs and Senators to immediately disclose whether they have any financial interest in any property or company which has a contract, lease, or agreement of any kind, with the Commonwealth.” Thur, Nov 3, 2016 Home Australia liquidator’s meetings in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

Scott Ryan

Sep 2013 Bob Day elected to Senate Jul 1, 2014 Day takes seat in new Senate. Day requests he uses his own building at 77 Fullarton Road, Kent Town, as his Senate Office. The goverment agrees on three conditions: (i) Day disposes of any interest in the building (ii) Day pays for the refit to Commonwealth Standards (iii) The Commonwealth pays no rent for the building until a Senate office vacated by Labor's Don Farrell, who lost his seat, is either sublet or when the lease expires on August 14, 2016. This was to ensure no net cost to the Commonwealth.

Bob Day timeline

Oct 18, 2016 Day says he will resign after his Home Australia group collapses owing $37 million. Oct 27, 2016, 5pm Jackson advises that prima facie, Day has breached section 44(v) because he is still liable for the mortgage payments on 77 Fullarton Road, as a guarantor. Oct 28, 2016 Brandis and Ryan inform Senate President Stephen Parry and Day, who on Tuesday had been told the legal advice was expected within days. At the same time on Friday, Day had released a statement saying he would see out the last three weeks of the Senate in 2016 before resigning.

Sep 2014 Day sells 77 Fullarton Road to Debra Smith, the wife of Day's business partner. Now it is owned by lawyer Colin Steinert who in 2011 was reported to be a project manager for a housing project being build by Day's Homestead Homes.

Sep 2014 Day sells 77 Fullarton Road to Debra Smith, the wife of Day's business partner. Now it is owned by lawyer Colin Steinert who in 2011 was reported to be a project manager for a housing project being build by Day's Homestead Homes. Apr 2015 Day relocates from Adelaide CPO to 77 Fullarton Road. Dec 1, 2015 Lease on 77 Fullarton Road is executed but no rent is paid because of conditions relating to the old Farrell office. No rent was to be paid until July 1, 2016. Aug 2, 2016 Day is confirmed as 12th Senator elected in SA at the July 2 double dissolution election. Prior to this, he had been asking Special Minister of State Mathias Cormann about reimbursement for rent. Cormann had been asking for documents to show Day had been paying the rent. None were produced. Aug 4, 2016 New Special Minister of State Scott Ryan is asked by Day about the rent and other matters concerning 77 Fullarton Road. Ryan fears a possible breach of section 44(v) and commissions internal advice from the department and others. Oct 7, 2016 Based on the advice, and with Parliament to start Monday, Ryan terminates the lease on 77 Fullarton Road. No rent had ever been paid by the government. Ryan and Attorney-General George Brandis commission David Jackson, QC, to provide independent legal opinion. Oct 18, 2016 Day says he will resign after his Home Australia group collapses owing $37 million. Oct 27, 2016, 5pm Jackson advises that prima facie, Day has breached section 44(v) because he is still liable for the mortgage payments on 77 Fullarton Road, as a guarantor. Oct 28, 2016 Brandis and Ryan inform Senate President Stephen Parry and Day, who on Tuesday had been told the legal advice was expected within days. At the same time on Friday, Day had released a statement saying he would see out the last three weeks of the Senate in 2016 before resigning. Tues, Nov 1, 2016 Day suddenly resigns, saying an investor he hoped would save his collapsed housing business, had pulled out. The government reveals the electorate office issue and says Day's replacement and whether he had breached section 44(v) will be a matter for the High Court, acting as the Court of Disputed Returns. Wed, Nov 2, 2016 Day releases statement denying any breach: “I originally owned the building but sold it to Fullarton Investments Pty Ltd after the 2013 election to avoid any conflict of interest. But because Fullarton Investments owes me money, the Dept’s legal opinion says I have an ‘indirect’ interest in the lease. I now call on all MPs and Senators to immediately disclose whether they have any financial interest in any property or company which has a contract, lease, or agreement of any kind, with the Commonwealth.” Thur, Nov 3, 2016 Home Australia liquidator’s meetings in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

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