Report on Person Referred to in the Legislative Assembly - Clive Birch
Standing Orders and Procedure Committee· 10 September 1998general_report
The WA Parliament's Standing Orders and Procedure Committee reviewed a request from Mr. Clive Birch to respond to a statement made by Mrs. Yvonne Henderson in Parliament in 1987. Mr. Birch claimed the statement about him taking $800,000 to Britain was untrue and damaging. The Committee recommended that Mr. Birch's response be included in Hansard.
Impact
Clive Birch, whose reputation he claims was damaged by the statement. Potentially impacts the integrity of parliamentary statements and the right of reply.
public_sectorjusticeStanding OrdersParliamentary PrivilegeHansarddefamationright of replyClive BirchYvonne Hendersongrievance statementuntrue statementlegislative assembly
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