Thursday, 19 March 2026

 Chris CREWTHER (Mornington) (14:49): (1584) My constituency question is for the Attorney-General. My constituents and so many others have lost their life savings due to the alleged mortgage fraud of the now deceased John Adams. Will the Attorney-General update my constituents and me on this situation, along with any related review of safeguards to prevent fraudulent mortgages being registered? I started writing to ministers on this matter in August 2024. On 23 July 2025 the member for Malvern wrote to the Attorney-General for my constituents, who were defrauded of more than $900,000. He asked what safeguards are in place to prevent fraudulent mortgages being placed on Victorian property titles and whether those safeguards will be strengthened. On 16 December 2025 I followed that correspondence up, and on 4 March 2026 the member for Malvern raised it in Parliament. Yet despite the seriousness of this matter and the broader concerns about the integrity of our land title system, we have received still no response from the Attorney-General under this state Labor government.