House debates Privilege

Monday, 11 February 2013 House of Representatives

Ms Anna Burke

Ms Anna Burke Speaker

12:00 pm

The member for Windsor is seeking the call.

Tony Windsor

Tony Windsor New England, Independent

The member for New England.

Ms Anna Burke

Ms Anna Burke Speaker

Sorry; I was so intent on the dairy bill before; my humble apologies.

Tony Windsor

Tony Windsor New England, Independent

Thank you, Speaker. I take the suggestion of naming a seat after me and will have my family consider it in due course!

Ms Anna Burke

Ms Anna Burke Speaker

I had one and it got abolished! So it all happens!

Tony Windsor

Tony Windsor New England, Independent

As required by standing order 51, I rise to inform the House of a matter of privilege which may amount to a contempt of the parliament. The matter relates to the unauthorised disclosure of the report of the Standing Committee on Regional Australia on the impact of fly-in fly-out work practices on regional Australia. The report has been adopted but not yet presented. A report in today's West Australian newspaper published the title of the report, information about recommendations and the name of a member who has presented a dissenting report. The committee will consider this matter and, if it considers that the unauthorised disclosure has interfered with its work, I will report to the House if necessary at a future time. Pursuant to standing order 53, I present a copy of the article that refers to the committee's report.

Ms Anna Burke

Ms Anna Burke Speaker

I thank the member for New England for bringing it to the attention of the House.