Footnotes

Summary

[1]        The terms of reference are set out in paragraph 1.15 of the report.

Report

[1]        Proof copies of transcripts are sent to witnesses to enable them to indicate whether any corrections are needed in their evidence.

[2]        The email was included as an attachment to a statement provided to the references committee by Ms Dunn as part of that committee’s investigations.

[3]        Letter from Senator Heffernan to the President, dated 1 August 2011.

[4]        Senate Debates, 16 August 2011, p. 4431.

[5]        Journals of the Senate, 17 August 2011, p. 1257.

[6]        The letter is reproduced at the Appendix B.

[7]        See paragraphs 1.69 to 1.72 for the committee’s determination about the publication of documents received as part of the inquiry.

[8]        See 125th report, Parliamentary privilege: Precedents, procedures and practice in the Australian Senate 1966–2005, PP No. 3/2006, paragraph 4.74.

[9]        Privilege Resolution 6(10).

[10]      Privilege Resolution 6(11).

[11]      Privilege Resolution 6(16).

[12]      Senate Committee of Privileges, 122nd report, Parliamentary privilege – unauthorised disclosure of committee proceedings, PP 137/2005.

[13]      122nd report, paragraph 3.2.

[14]      122nd report, paragraph 3.24.

[15]      125th report, p. 46.

[16]      Senate Committee of Privileges, 141st report, paragraphs 1.20 – 1.24.

[17]      141st report, paragraph 1.24.

[18]      141st report, paragraph 1.24.

[19]      See 125th report, at paragraphs 4.79–4.84.

[20]      125th report, paragraph 4.78.