House debates Committees

Privileges and Members' Interests Committee; Report

Thursday, 1 December 2016 House of Representatives
Russell Broadbent

Russell Broadbent McMillan, Liberal Party

9:36 am

I move:

That:

(1) the House:

(a) agree with the recommendation of the report of the Committee of Privileges and Members’ Interests, presented to the House on 28 November 2016, in relation to the request from the Member for Blaxland for a ruling from the House on his claim of parliamentary privilege for material seized by the Australian Federal Police under a search warrant executed on the Department of Parliamentary Services at Parliament House on 24 August 2016; and

(b) rule to uphold the claim of parliamentary privilege by the Member for Blaxland in relation to the material seized under the search warrant; and

(2) the Australian Federal Police be advised of the ruling of the House, and the seized material in the custody of the Clerk of the House be returned to the Member for Blaxland.

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Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

Is the motion seconded?

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Pat Conroy

Pat Conroy Shortland, Australian Labor Party

I second the motion.

Question agreed to.

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