or - General ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁Keith ▁Cl iff ord ▁Bell . ▁ ▁The ▁O mb ud s man ▁investigation ▁found ▁substantial ▁sections ▁alter ed ▁after ▁Bell ▁had ▁finished ▁his ▁term ▁as ▁Survey or - General . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁Bell ' s ▁signature ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Ann ual ▁Report ▁ 2 0 0 2 - 0 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Survey ors ▁Board ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁without ▁his ▁knowledge ▁or ▁consent . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁was ▁directed ▁to ▁apolog ize ▁to ▁Bell . ▁Sh adow ▁Pl anning ▁Minister , ▁Ted ▁Ba ill ieu , ▁in ▁his ▁statement ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁inter ference ▁at ▁multiple ▁levels , ▁including ▁the ▁Pl anning ▁Minister , ▁in ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁the ▁Survey or - General . ▁Bell ▁was ▁acknowled ged ▁as ▁a ▁compet ent , ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁public ▁servant ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁highest ▁este em ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁surve ying ▁profession ▁and ▁the ▁business ▁sector . ▁In ▁a ▁further ▁statement ▁to ▁Parliament ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ba ill ieu ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁" do ctor ing " ▁of ▁Bell ' s ▁report , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁Minister ' s ▁direction . ▁Ba ill ieu ▁further ▁c ited ▁the ▁O mb ud s man ' s ▁find ings ▁that ▁the ▁alter ing ▁of ▁the ▁report ▁was ▁in app ropri ate ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁concerns