❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding a potentially misleading public notice placed by a One Nation representative and whether it constitutes contempt of court. The Attorney General declines to comment, citing lack of briefing.
AnsweredQoN 758Legislative Council
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On 28 November 2003, Mr James Hopkinson, state director of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (WA), placed a misleading public notice in The West Australian stating that Justice McClure had made an order that no senator from Queensland was permitted to call a meeting of the Western Australian One Nation division. Justice McClure’s associate has confirmed the misleading nature of that notice and that there is an issue about whether the advertisement constitutes a contempt of court. What action will the Attorney General take against this blatant disregard for the justice system of this State by a citizen who has misrepresented an order of the court? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - As the Attorney General has not been briefed on all the circumstances of the matter, he has no comment to make.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - As the Attorney General has not been briefed on all the circumstances of the matter, he has no comment to make.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - As the Attorney General has not been briefed on all the circumstances of the matter, he has no comment to make.
As the Attorney General has not been briefed on all the circumstances of the matter, he has no comment to make.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - As the Attorney General has not been briefed on all the circumstances of the matter, he has no comment to make.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - As the Attorney General has not been briefed on all the circumstances of the matter, he has no comment to make.
As the Attorney General has not been briefed on all the circumstances of the matter, he has no comment to make.
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