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VICTORIA'S acting Attorney General and Police Minister Bob Cameron has come out in defence of Ken Lay after his speeding offence revelation, saying his record spoke for itself.
Mr Lay told the Herald Sun he had to rebuild his credibility with the public after revealing this morning that he had been nabbed driving 80km/h in a 70km/h zone through a country town in October.
The Deputy Commissioner also admitted he kept the offence under wraps until now to avoid undermining the Christmas road safety campaign.
“Ken has been a very good deputy commissioner for road traffic,” Mr Cameron said.
“What has occurred is a disappointment and I know Ken is very disappointed in himself.”
Mr Cameron shook off claims that Mr Lay’s confession was media managed, saying it was up to Mr Lay and Victoria Police to decide the best time to tell the public.
Mr Cameron would not say exactly when he was told about Mr Lay’s indiscretion, but said he was told sometime this week.
“I was told about it this week and Ken told me about it himself yesterday," he said.
He said the timing of Mr Lay's revelation did not bother him and that it had been up to Mr Lay to tell Chief Commissioner Simon Overland about the incident and then it was at Mr Overland's discretion.
Mr Cameron said while he has been caught speeding himself, he has not received a fine in about 15 years.
This morning, Mr Lay said he kept the $245 fine a secret - he only confided with Mr Overland - until now because he was the front man in a heavily promoted Christmas campaign to keep the state's road toll down over the holidays.....
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