Report concerning an application from Mr Ian Munro for the publication of a response to a reference made in the House of Representatives
Membership of the Committee
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Chair
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Hon Nicola Roxon MP (from 6 February 2013
Ms Yvette D’Ath MP (to 6 February 2013)
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Deputy Chair
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Mr Patrick Secker MP
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Members
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Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP (nominee of the Leader of the House)
Mr Geoff Lyons MP
Hon Robert McClelland MP
Mr Don Randall MP
Hon Philip Ruddock MP
Ms Laura Smyth MP
Hon Alex Somlyay MP (nominee of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition)
Mr Mike Symon MP
Mr Tony Windsor MP
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary
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Mr David Elder
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Research Officer
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Ms Claressa Surtees
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Administrative Officer
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Ms Laura Gillies |
Report
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Mr Ian Munro has made an application, under the procedure adopted by the House on 27 August 1997, for the publication of a response to references made about him in the House by Mr Alby Schultz, MP on 30 October 2012. The Committee considers Mr Munro should be given a response and the terms of the response have been agreed by him and the Committee. A copy of the response is at Appendix 1. |
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In agreeing to the response, the Committee notes, as required by the resolution of the House for Rights of Reply, that it has not considered or judged the truth of any statements made by Members in the House or by the person seeking a response. |
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The Committee recommends that a response by Mr Munro (at Appendix 1) to references made about him in the House on 30 October 2012 be incorporated in Hansard.
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HON NICOLA ROXON MP
Chair
February 2013
Appendix 1: Response by Ian Munro to remarks of the Member for Hume
On the 30th October 2012, the Member for Hume, Mr Alby Schultz MP, falsely claimed that I entered the Parliament (on an unspecified date) with intent to intimidate people and that I had gone to the Member for Farrer's Office. At no time have I entered Federal Parliament with the intention to intimidate people nor have I ever visited the office of the Member for Farrer.