He resigned from cabinet in April 1949 after a select committee found that he had misled parliament about the amount of materials held by the State Housing Authority.
[4] Aylett was a talented field hockey player and was playing at state level as late as 1952, when he represented Tasmania at the national championships in Perth.
[1] In 1961, Opposition Leader Angus Bethune moved a motion of no confidence in the speaker, over allegations of misconduct relating to the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
Bethune claimed that Aylett had entertained yachtsmen at "an alcoholic party" at Parliament House, had pulled beer in his pub while wearing the speaker's robes, had frequently been absent from the speaker's chair, and had been drunk while presiding over parliament.
He denied the accusations, stating "every other member has fallen asleep in the House at one stage or another", and the motion failed.