Peter Gutwein describes allegations against Liberal candidate Adam Brooks as ‘differing points of view’ – ABC News

Tasmanian Liberal leader Peter Gutwein has faced the media for the first time since Saturday's state election, saying he is concerned that "two different points of view are being played out publicly" in relation to Braddon candidate Adam Brooks.

Speaking in Launceston, Mr Gutweinreiteratedthat the former minister hademphatically denied the claims.

Mr Brooks has flagged legal action against organisations and individuals after the ABC reported allegations by two women who said he allegedly misled them after meeting them through dating apps.

Both women have alleged he pretended he was a Melbourne-based engineer named Terry, not former Tasmanian mining minister Adam Brooks.

The women said they dated Mr Brooks for months believing he was someone else with each providing photos and screenshots of purported conversations had during their time together.

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Mr Brooks has vehemently denied the dating profiles are his, describing the allegations against him as "deliberate attempts to misrepresent, fabricate and distort certain aspects of my personal life in a sustained attempt to politically damage me during and after this [state election] campaign".

Victoria's transport department has referred an allegation Mr Brooks used a fake driver's licence to Tasmania Police, which has confirmed it will assist Victorian authorities if needed.

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Asked about the allegations on Wednesday, Mr Gutwein said that, given the legal action and referral to Tasmania Police, he was limited in what he could say.

He said the process needed to take its course.

"When you've got two different points of view that are being played out publicly, obviously it's concerning," Mr Gutwein said.

"Mr Brooks is now looking to take legal action, and in terms of other matters there's been a referral to Tas Police. So it's really not appropriate that I say too much more at this stage.

"Mr Brooks has maintained his position through this, he's emphatically denied the claims that have been made."

Mr Brooks stood as a Liberal candidate in the north-west seat of Braddon, and is still in the race to win a seat, with final results yet to be determined.

With the make-up of Tasmania's Parliament unable to be determined until at least next Tuesday, Mr Gutwein said the wait was frustrating.

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He has said he will resign as premier if the Liberal Party does not secure a majority of 13 seats.

To reach that target, the party will have to wina second seat in the Hobart-based electorate of Clark, where itlooks likely, but not certain, to get over the line.

"The Liberal Party's had a very, very strong result in this election and has comprehensively won the popular vote," Mr Gutwein said.

"We'll now need to wait until the final counting occurs in Clark, but that appears to be strengthening, and I'm confident that we will achieve the 13 seats that we need for majority."

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