VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine has told Geoff Shaw he knows nothing about the upshot of a probe into alleged misconduct by the balance-of-power MP.
Dr Napthine has told parliament he met the independent MP on Tuesday for about 10 or 15 minutes when the pair discussed Mr Shaw's recent study trip to the US.
The trip, partly funded by taxpayers, was to reportedly investigate US abortion laws as Mr Shaw prepares a bill proposing radical changes to state abortion laws.
Dr Napthine said the pair discussed public transport and a privileges committee probe into Mr Shaw, following a newspaper report on Tuesday.
The committee is investigating Mr Shaw for alleged misconduct after the ombudsman found he used his parliamentary car for his own hardware business.
Dr Napthine said he told Mr Shaw he knew nothing about the committee's deliberations nor when its report would be released.
"I told him that I knew nothing about these matters," the premier told parliament.
"I'm not privy to the deliberations of the privileges committee. I'm not privy to their discussions and their timing."
Dishonesty charges relating to the allegations against Mr Shaw were dropped in December.
There is speculation the privileges committee report on him will be released publicly this week.
Mr Shaw, a former Liberal MP who took the balance of power in Victoria's lower house when he turned independent last year, is planning a private member's bill before the November state election to outlaw gender-selection and late-term abortions.
The bill would also introduce a requirement for doctors to resuscitate babies who survive abortion attempts.
Both Dr Napthine and Labor leader Daniel Andrews have previously said they would not support any debate on or changes to the state's abortion laws.
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