FWA sat on Thomson's credit card statements for more than 2 years, only analysing them after my interview with Thomson quoting the credit card statements was read into the Hansard and one month after Kathy Jackson reported the alleged credit card misuse to police.

When asked why they delayed the analysis for more than 2 years, the answer was "FWA didn't realise they were important until after we analysed them, and that analysis did not take place until the last quarter of 2011".

The media reports about Thomson and the credit card allegations first appeared on 8 April 2009.

On 18 June 2009 Kathy Jackson lodged 4 boxes of documents re credit card statements,  mobile phone records etc. with the Industrial Registrar and FWA had continuity of possession of those documents post July 2009.

When I interviewed Thomson on radio 2UE I had detailed credit card statement information in front of me.   My interview with Thomson referencing the credit card statements was read into the parliamentary hansard.

Kathy Jackson reported Thomson to police on 24 August 2011 and told police where to find the original credit card and other records.

They were at Fair Work Australia untouched.   Unlooked at.   Not analysed.

Fair Work Australia did not commence analysis of the Credit Card Statement material until September 2011.

When asked to provide an explanation for the delay, words to the following effect were spoken, "we didn't realise that information was important or would add to the case until after we started looking at it".

Every front bar of every pub in Australia must have hosted at least a few dozen discussions of the Thomson credit card matters.   But FWA sat on the key evidence against Thomson for more than 2 years and only commenced analysis of it after it was mentioned in the parliament and after police stated they wanted the documents.

Section 7.1.2 of the KPMG report refers to this debacle.  Here's the final paragraph.

The holders of straight faces KPMG sent in an invoice for this conclusion:

KPMG did not find any indications of potential interference in the FWA investigative processes.

Just cabbages who heard about this bloke Thomson and his credit cards on the telly but never put two and two together about the boxes of credit card statements Kathy Jackson asked them to mind for her.