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Peter Slipper denies "drawing up the rules" |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Sunday, 05 February 2012 |
Local
Federal Member for Fisher, Mr. Peter Slipper has denied that he helped
in setting up the Protocol that was used by the federal Department of
Finance as the reasoning why they are blocking the release of details
from the inquiry into his expense claims.
This is despite claims by Mr Alex Somlyay, LNP Federal member for Fairfax that responsibility for developing the protocol would have fallen inside Mr Slipper’s area of responsibility when it was introduced in 2004.
At that time Mr Slipper was parliamentary secretary to the Department of Finance. It was this Department that introduced the protocol.
It is fair to say that Mr. Slipper and Mr. Somlyay who previously were both LNP federal members have not enjoyed cordial relations. Mr. Somlyay believes that his former colleague, Mr. Slipper has over a long period of time brought politics into disrepute in the eyes of the public.
Mr Slipper declared the recently concluded investigation had cleared him of any wrong doing with respect to his expenses claims.
Mr. Slipper was recently elected as Speaker of the Australian Parliament causing him to resign from the LNP and become the Independent Member for Fisher.
This move gave the Federal Labor Government one extra vote.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 February 2012 )
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