James Hooke, senior managing director at Macquarie Group, has spoken out since being mentioned in media reports this week, as he was referred to in the unsworn statement made by the woman who made the accusation against Mr Porter.

While her identity hasn't been revealed, she is now widely referred to as Kate.

"I continue to be devastated by the untimely death of my very dear friend Kate, and I am enormously concerned for the privacy and dignity of Kate's family," Mr Hooke said.

"I am also concerned for the wellbeing of Christian Porter. I have known all of them for approximately 30 years. We all find ourselves at a very upsetting time."

Christian Porter has vehemently denied the allegation, and is on leave from his role for at least another week to deal with the mental health fallout of the revelations.

Mr Hooke's statement confirms Kate had discussions with friends about the alleged incident decades ago.

"Mine is just one set of recollections, and I am aware of the fallibility of human memory, however unintentional. That said, I have what I consider to be clear recollections of relevant discussions I had with Kate over the years from mid-1988 until her death," he said.

"I also have what I consider to be clear recollections of relevant discussions I had with Christian Porter from April 1992 in Perth and through the mid-1990s."

Mr Hooke said he made himself known to NSW Police after Kate's death in June last year, but understood why they couldn't interview him about the case.

"In relation to any criminal prosecution, Christian Porter was manifestly and appropriately entitled to the presumption of innocence - it is essential to the rule of law."

Joining calls for an independent inquiry into the matter, Mr Hooke said he supported an inquiry and would testify under oath.

"In relation to any investigation of the important non-criminal aspects of this matter, I support an inquiry, like either that conducted by three retired eminent judges after Justice Lionel Murphy was acquitted of charges or that conducted by Dr Vivienne Thom into allegations about Justice Heydon," he said.

"I am willing to testify under oath at any appropriately convened inquiry.

"While I fully support the freedom of the press, I do not believe that the media is the optimal forum in which to investigate a situation of this sensitivity and significance."

Earlier on Friday, NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller told a state estimates hearing the woman made five primary contacts with police via email and phone before she took her own life last year.

But the woman never lodged a formal statement of complaint that could be admissible in court.

Mr Fuller had a "high-level discussion" about it with deputy commissioner David Hudson.

But asked whether he kept politicians including Prime Minister Scott Morrison informed of the matter, Mr Fuller said: "At no point in time in this matter have I had any communication with any member of government, federally or from a state perspective."

Mr Fuller said it was police custom and practice if a victim withdrew the matter "then, outside the victim care aspect of it is, the matter is finalised".

"And that is not [just] for the Attorney-General, that is for every matter," he said.

"Now whether that is right or wrong, they are certainly things that we are looking at the moment with a whole broader range of things around the journey for victims into the justice system, particularly around sexual assault and historic sexual assault matters."

Police intended to travel to the woman's home city of Adelaide to talk to her but were prevented due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Mr Fuller said the last contact between investigators and the woman involved her saying she no longer wanted to proceed in the matter.

He said such a withdrawal was not unusual for victims, and it took enormous courage for people to come forward.

The police chief was aware the woman had prepared another document - which he described as a "diary entry" - and friends had passed it on to the AFP.

"I understand that at least the document that the alleged victim had prepared some years ago is now in the possession of NSW Police but I'm unsure about what other evidence came with that."

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