Did Madeleine Ogilvie Tell Parliament She Had No Part in Supreme Court Proceedings? We Can't Verify It Either Way

The claim going around is that Madeleine Ogilvie made a statement in the Tasmanian parliament in November denying any involvement in Supreme Court proceedings. It sounds damning — a politician allegedly misleading parliament is serious. But before accepting or sharing this, it is worth knowing that the evidence to support it has not been confirmed.

The gold standard for checking what any politician said in parliament is Hansard — the official word-for-word transcript of parliamentary debates. Tasmania's Hansard records are publicly available through the Tasmanian Parliament website. The specific sitting day transcript from November that would contain this alleged statement has not been independently verified against the claim as it is being shared online.

ABC Tasmania has covered controversies involving Ogilvie and legal matters, but published reporting has not pinned down the precise wording of this specific parliamentary statement or confirmed whether it was made at all. Without that confirmation, we are dealing with a claim that cannot be proven true or false with the evidence currently in hand.

To be fair to those raising this: if such a statement was made and was inaccurate, that would be a legitimate matter of public concern. Politicians are held to a high standard of honesty in parliament. But that same standard of care applies to the claim itself — it needs to be verified before it is treated as fact.

If you want to check this yourself, the Tasmanian Parliament Hansard is searchable online. Look for the relevant November sitting days and search for Ogilvie's contributions. That is the only reliable way to know what was actually said. Until someone does that and publishes the result, treat this claim as unconfirmed.