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senate vote 2017-11-14#1

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Title

  • Committees Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Reference
  • Committees - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Senator Parry's dual-citizenship

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Richard Di Natale</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 4 December 2017:</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2017-11-14.111.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Richard Di Natale](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/richard_di_natale).
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the following matter be referred to the [Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs/Role_of_the_Committee) for inquiry and report by 4 December 2017:*
  • > *Whether the conduct of the Minister for Communications (Senator [Fifield](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/mitch_fifield)) conformed to the principles of the Ministerial Code of Conduct in relation to his knowledge of former Senator Parry's [dual-citizenship status](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-31/stephen-parry-tells-government-his-father-may-be-british/9104482).*
  • <p class="italic">Whether the conduct of the Minister for Communications (Senator Fifield) conformed to the principles of the Ministerial Code of Conduct in relation to his knowledge of former Senator Parry's dual-citizenship status.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Di Natale be agreed to.</p>