Report
1.1
On 11 January 2010 the President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. John
Hogg, received a submission from the Rev. Vicki Dunstan, President, Church of
Scientology Australia seeking redress under the resolution of the Senate of
25 February 1988 relating to the protection of persons referred to in
the Senate (Privilege Resolution 5).
1.2
The submission referred to comments made by Senator Xenophon in the
Senate on 17 November 2009. The President, having accepted the submission as a
submission for the purposes of the resolution, referred it to the Committee of
Privileges on 1 February 2010.
1.3
On 1 February 2010 the President of the Senate, received further
correspondence from the Rev. Vicki Dunstan enclosing further material with the
request that it be added to her original submission of 11 January 2010. The
President referred the further correspondence to the Committee of Privileges on
the same day.
1.4
The Committee met in private session on 4 February 2010 and, pursuant to
paragraph (3) of Privilege Resolution 5, decided to consider the submission and
the additional correspondence. The Committee resolved to recommend that the
initial response of 5 January 2010 be incorporated in Hansard in full and
without change.
1.5
In accordance with paragraph (8) of Privilege Resolution 5, the
Committee resolved not to recommend that the additional material provided on 1
February be incorporated in Hansard. In considering the submission, the
committee did not find it necessary to confer with the person making the
submission nor with the Senator concerned.
1.6
The committee draws attention to paragraph 5(6) of the resolution which
requires that, in considering a submission under this resolution and reporting
to the Senate, the committee shall not consider or judge the truth of any
statements made in the Senate or of the submission.
1.7
The committee recommends:
That a response by Vicki Dunstan, President Church of
Scientology Australia in the terms specified at Appendix One, be incorporated
in Hansard.
George Brandis
Chair
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