David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On 21 June the honourable member for Canning raised a matter of privilege in connection with an inquiry being conducted by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit. The member’s complaint concerned a letter sent to the committee which disagreed with statements the honourable member had made in a submission to the committee. In accordance with practice in these matters, the issue was referred to the committee itself. I have now been advised by the chair of the committee, the honourable member for Casey, that the committee has considered the matter but concluded that, from its perspective, no issue of privilege arises. I present the chair’s letter and I thank the committee for its advice.