Appendix B – Letter from the Member for Wannon
15/5/2013
Mr Tony Windsor MP
Chair
House of Representatives
Standing Committee on Regional Australia
Dear Tony
I refer to the Committee's investigation of a possible
breach of privilege regarding the unauthorised disclosure of committee
information.
I assure the Committee that I did not disclose the
confidential committee report of the inquiry into fly-in, fly-out workforce
practices of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia
to Andrew Probyn of the West Australian newspaper. I sought advice on my
dissenting report on the inquiry but I do not believe that in seeking that
advice I in any way substantially interfered with the work of the Committee.
I want to apologise to the Regional Australia Committee and
to the House for this possible breach of privilege and give an assurance that
no such event will happen again.
Yours Sincerely
Dan Tehan MP