Gordon Richard Nuttall (born 13 June 1953) is an Australian former politician who represented Sandgate in the Queensland Parliament from 1992 to 2006.
"[9][10] In July 2005, he resigned as Minister for Health following media exposure of problems at Bundaberg Base Hospital.
[11] Nuttall blamed the system he had inherited as well as the administrators at the hospital for the situation which had arisen, but ultimately stepped down from the health portfolio.
[8][12] In August 2005, Nuttall stepped aside from the Ministry while the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) investigated claims he had given a false answer to a Parliamentary estimates committee regarding his prior knowledge of problems with overseas-trained doctors.
The Commission reported back in December 2005, recommending the Attorney-General prosecute Nuttall under section 57 of the Criminal Code.
[15] In 2006 the CMC also began an investigation into a series of loans Nuttall received from Queensland mining magnate Ken Talbot.
[16] On 19 January 2007, the CMC charged Nuttall with 35 counts of corruptly receiving payments totalling almost $300,000 from Talbot between 2002 and 2005.
[17][18] Nuttall was later charged with receiving a further secret commission of $60,000 in 2002 from businessman and WorkCover Queensland director Harold Shand.
[43][44] On 7 June 2011, the appeal was upheld and an extra two years jail was handed down, extending his non-parole period to July 2015.
As at July 2016 the Queensland government launched proceedings to reclaim Nutall's pension scheme account.