Welcome to the Select Committee on Privileges 2022 homepage.
Mr Jeremy Hanson CSC MLA
Mr Michael Pettersson MLAContact the committee
You can contact the committee by email LAcommitteePrivileges2022@parliament.act.gov.au or the Committee Secretary, Mr Max Kiermaier on (02) 6207 2301.
The Select Committee on Privileges 2022 was established on Monday 15 August 2022 and dissolved on Thursday 1 December 2022.
| Inquiry | Date started | Status |
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| Inquiry into possible contempt of the Assembly: Imposition of prohibition notice by WorkSafe ACT | 15 August 2022 | 1 December 2022 (completed) |
At its meeting on Monday, 15 August 2022, the Assembly passed the following resolution:
“That:
(1) pursuant to standing order 276, a Select Committee on Privileges 2022 be established to examine whether there has been a breach of privilege relating to the actions of the Work Health and Safety Commissioner and any other person, and whether they have improperly interfered with the free exercise of the authority of the Select Committee on Estimates 2022-23 or breached any other privileges of the Assembly;
(2) the Committee also examine the alleged breach of privilege raised by the Select Committee on Estimates 2022-2023 in relation to a possible interference in the work of the Committee by a Minister (amended 21 September 2022);
(3) the Privileges Committee shall report back to the Assembly by the last sitting in 2022 (amended 21 September 2022); and
(4) the Committee shall be composed of:
(a) Mr Pettersson MLA;
(b) Mr Hanson MLA; and
(c) Ms Clay MLA.”
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| Terms of Reference |  PDF (195.5 KB) |
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| Submission 06.2 - Minister Gentleman - Chronology of events | PDF (663.9 KB) |
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| Submission 06.1 - Minister Gentleman - Speaker's letter | PDF (488.5 KB) |
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| Submission 06 - Minister Gentleman - Provision of legal advice | PDF (477.0 KB) |
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| Submission 05.4 - Office of the Legislative Assembly (OLA) - Follow-up from public hearing | PDF (3.1 MB) |
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| Submission 05.3 - Attachment D - Risk assessment agreed by estimates committee and provided to WorkSafe | PDF (95.1 KB) |
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| Submission 05.2 - Attachment B - COVID Safe Plan (As provided to WorkSafe inspectors) | PDF (994.8 KB) |
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| Submission 05.1 - Office of the Legislative Assembly (OLA) - Letter from Clerk | PDF (432.2 KB) |
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| Submission 05 - Office of the Legislative Assembly (OLA) | PDF (9.2 MB) |
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| Submission 04.6 - Speaker, Legislative Assembly for the ACT - Letter regarding Mr Gentleman's comments | PDF (327.3 KB) |
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| Submission 04.5 - Legal advice - ACT Legislative Assembly - Validity of prohibition notices | PDF (659.6 KB) |
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| Submission 04.4 - Speaker, Legislative Assembly for the ACT - Mr Gentleman's comments | PDF (1.2 MB) |
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| Submission 04.3 - Speaker, Legislative Assembly for the ACT - Supplementary | PDF (8.2 MB) |
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| Submission 04.28 - Attachment 28 | PDF (10.7 MB) |
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| Submission 04.27 - Attachment 27 | PDF (1.0 MB) |
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| Submission 04.26 - Attachment 26 | PDF (6.6 MB) |
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| Submission 04.25 - Attachment 25 | PDF (1.7 MB) |
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| Submission 04.24 - Attachment 24 | PDF (937.4 KB) |
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| Submission 04.23 - Attachment 23 | PDF (2.5 MB) |
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| Submission 04.22 - Attachment 22 | PDF (939.2 KB) |
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| Submission 04.21 - Attachment 21 | PDF (9.9 MB) |
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| Submission 04.20 - Attachment 20 | PDF (9.8 MB) |
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| Submission 04.19 - Attachment 19 | PDF (9.4 MB) |
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| Submission 04.18 - Attachment 18 | PDF (462.3 KB) |
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| Submission 04.17 - Attachment 17 | PDF (474.2 KB) |
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| Submission 04.16 - Attachment 16 | PDF (1.5 MB) |
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| Submission 04.15 - Attachment 15 | PDF (1.7 MB) |
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| Submission 04.14 - Attachment 14 | PDF (2.5 MB) |
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| Submission 04.13 - Attachment 13 | PDF (1.1 MB) |
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| Submission 04.12 - Attachment 12 | PDF (2.4 MB) |
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| Submission 04.11 - Attachment 11 | PDF (626.8 KB) |
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| Submission 04.10 - Attachment 10 | PDF (1.2 MB) |
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| Submission 04.09 - Attachment 09 | PDF (2.7 MB) |
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| Submission 04.08 - Attachment 08 | PDF (2.7 MB) |
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| Submission 04.07 - Attachment 07 | PDF (1015.7 KB) |
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| Submission 04.06 - Attachment 06 | PDF (2.4 MB) |
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| Submission 04.05 - Attachment 05 | PDF (854.4 KB) |
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| Submission 04.04 - Attachment 04 | PDF (662.4 KB) |
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| Submission 04.03 - Attachment 03 | PDF (1.9 MB) |
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| Submission 04.02 - Attachment 02 | PDF (2.1 MB) |
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| Submission 04.01 - Attachment 01 | PDF (8.2 MB) |
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| Submission 04 - Speaker, Legislative Assembly for the ACT | PDF (444.0 KB) |
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| Submission 03.8 - Work Health and Safety Commissioner - Response to proposed findings of the Select Committee | PDF (422.2 KB) |
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| Submission 03.7 - WHS - Threat to office | PDF (1.2 MB) |
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| Submission 03.6a - WHS - Attachment - Parliamentary privilege advice final | PDF (268.5 KB) |
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| Submission 03.6 - WHS - Supplementary | PDF (8.8 MB) |
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| Submission 03.5 - WHS - Chronology of events - Bob Alford | PDF (1.8 MB) |
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| Submission 03.4 - WHS - Timeline of events MOConnor | PDF (11.5 MB) |
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| Submission 03.3 - WHS - Legislative Assembly Chronology of events - Ben Palmer | PDF (101.0 KB) |
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| Submission 03.2 - WHS - Timeline - Brooke Grey | PDF (4.8 MB) |
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| Submission 03.1 - WHS - Chronology related to the Legislative Assembly - Jacqueline Agius | PDF (9.4 MB) |
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| Submission 03 - Work Health and Safety Commissioner (WHS) | PDF (496.5 KB) |
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| Submission 02.1f - Attachment F - Email to third parties | PDF (68.6 KB) |
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| Submission 02.1e - Attachment E - Media release - Committee statement | PDF (159.9 KB) |
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| Submission 02.1d - Attachment D - Letter from Mr Gentleman | PDF (388.7 KB) |
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| Submission 02.1c - Attachment C - Minutes - Meeting 8 - (16 August 2022) - private meeting | PDF (236.9 KB) |
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| Submission 02.1b - Attachment B - Invitation to Mr Gentleman to attend Committee private meeting | PDF (156.2 KB) |
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| Submission 02.1a - Attachment A - Mr Gentleman to Mr Milligan - Estimates 12 August response | PDF (227.5 KB) |
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| Submission 02.1 - Select Committee on Estimates 2022-2023 - Supplementary - 10 October 2022 | PDF (811.6 KB) |
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| Submission 02 - Select Committee on Estimates 2022-2023 | PDF (10.4 MB) |
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| Submission 01.1 - OLA Health and Safety Committee - Erratum | PDF (489.9 KB) |
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| Submission 01 - OLA Health and Safety Committee | PDF (1.5 MB) |
Public hearings
Monday, 24 October 2022, 12:00pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 9:00am - 10:00am
View current public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Report - Imposition of a prohibition notice by WorkSafe ACT | PDF (5.5 MB) |
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| Speaker's response tabled 8 May 2022 | PDF (349.5 KB) |
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| Government response tabled 30 March 2023 | PDF (239.8 KB) |