❓ Hon Michael Mischin asks the Attorney General if they or their office leaked correspondence from the President of the House to the media regarding an inquiry into potential contempt of Parliament by Department of Premier and Cabinet officials. The Attorney General denies knowledge of any such leaks.
AnsweredQoN 1013Legislative Council
Asked
18 September 2019
Member
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
STANDING COMMITTEE ON
PROCEDURE AND PRIVILEGES — FIFTY-FIFTH REPORT — ATTORNEY GENERAL
1013. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the Leader of the House
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Standing Committee on
Procedure and Privileges' inquiry into the potential contempt of
Parliament by Department of the Premier and Cabinet Director General Foster and
Acting Director General Roper.
(1) Has the
Attorney General or anyone in his office provided copies of correspondence from
the President of the house to any member of the media?
(2) If so, who
did so, to whom were they provided, when and for what purpose?
PROCEDURE AND PRIVILEGES — FIFTY-FIFTH REPORT — ATTORNEY GENERAL
1013. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the Leader of the House
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Standing Committee on
Procedure and Privileges' inquiry into the potential contempt of
Parliament by Department of the Premier and Cabinet Director General Foster and
Acting Director General Roper.
(1) Has the
Attorney General or anyone in his office provided copies of correspondence from
the President of the house to any member of the media?
(2) If so, who
did so, to whom were they provided, when and for what purpose?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Leader of the House,
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Attorney General
has provided the following answer.
(1)–(2) The
Attorney General is not aware of, or privy to, correspondence from the
President of the house to any member of the media.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Attorney General
has provided the following answer.
(1)–(2) The
Attorney General is not aware of, or privy to, correspondence from the
President of the house to any member of the media.
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