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