▁was ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁committee ▁over see ing ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁Commission ▁( now ▁the ▁Crime ▁and ▁Cor ruption ▁Commission ), ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁frequently ▁took ▁an ▁independent ▁stand ▁against ▁impro per ▁behaviour ▁by ▁supporting ▁the ▁C J C ▁Commission er ▁Sir ▁Max ▁B ingham ▁against ▁the ▁G oss ▁government , ▁ear ning ▁G oss ' s ▁i re . ▁ ▁Be att ie ▁also ▁public ly ▁critic ised ▁G oss ▁for ▁being ▁out ▁of ▁touch . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁G oss ▁did ▁not ▁appoint ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁min istry ▁until ▁Labor ' s ▁near ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁election , ▁where ▁Be att ie ▁became ▁Minister ▁for ▁Health . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁only ▁in ▁office ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁G oss ▁government ▁lost ▁office ▁following ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁M und ing bur ra ▁by - e lection . ▁ ▁G oss ▁then ▁stood ▁down ▁as ▁A LP ▁leader , ▁and ▁Be att ie ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁his ▁stead ▁uno pp osed , ▁thus ▁becoming ▁O pp osition ▁Le ader . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁act ▁as ▁O pp osition ▁leader ▁was ▁a ▁tact ical ▁one , ▁moving ▁ ▁a ▁motion ▁in ▁Parliament ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁new ▁Co al ition ▁government ▁under ▁Rob ▁Bor b idge ▁from ▁calling ▁an ▁early ▁election . ▁ ▁Labor ▁was ▁un pop ular ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁fe ared ▁that ▁an ▁early ▁election ▁could ▁give ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁an ▁out right ▁majority . ▁ ▁The ▁motion