General Election 2005—Inquiry

Wednesday 2 August 2006 Hansard source (external site)

Worth2. Dr RICHARD WORTH (National) Link to this
to the Chairperson of the Justice and Electoral Committee

On what authority did she cancel the meeting of the committee on 2 August 2006 when the only item of business related to the inquiry of the committee into the 2005 General Election?

PillayLYNNE PILLAY (Chairperson of the Justice and Electoral Committee) Link to this

As chairperson of the committee.

WilsonMadam SPEAKER Link to this

Supplementary question, Dr Richard Worth.

WorthDr Richard Worth Link to this

Thank you, Madam Chair.

WilsonMadam SPEAKER Link to this

I am still Madam Speaker for questions to members.

WorthDr RICHARD WORTH Link to this

I apologise, Madam Speaker. Why, contrary to Speaker’s ruling 77/5, did the member cancel the meeting of the committee; was it to prevent discussion by the committee as to whether the expenditure of public funds by the office of Helen Clark on the Labour Party pledge card and leaflet was outside the scope of the relevant appropriation?

PillayLYNNE PILLAY Link to this

As that member knows, the committee’s agreement to meet was conditional on a particular report, and, as that member knows, the report was not available.

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