Page 1317 - Week 04 - Wednesday, 11 April 2018
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much in common with the official government consultation website of the ACT, your say—in name but also in many elements of visual design, content and style.
Whilst the fine print of haveyoursay.net.au reveals the website to be party political, rather than official consultation, I believe a reasonable person could be easily confused or, as I hope the privileges committee will consider, misled.
Of course, there are many false and misleading things on the internet, and a privileges committee is not the appropriate place to consider the Cambridge Analytica scandal and any connections it has with the Liberal Party. In the case of the haveyoursay.net.au website, however, I checked the internet registry for that website. I found that the registered contact name, the individual responsible for the website, was the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Alistair Coe.
I seek leave to table the Whois domain registry extract for the haveyoursay.net.au website.
MADAM SPEAKER: I do not think you need leave, but it is granted, yes.
Mrs Dunne: She does need leave.
MADAM SPEAKER: Is leave granted?
Mrs Dunne: Yes, leave is granted, but she does need leave.
MADAM SPEAKER: Leave is granted. Continue, Ms Cody.
MS CODY: Thank you, Madam Speaker. I table the following extract:
Copy of Whois Domain.
The second component of the matter for which I am asking to set up a privileges committee is to consider a letter received by a dear friend of mine living in the inner north. The letter was found in my friend’s letterbox and was co-signed by Ms Lee and Miss C Burch. I have since satisfied myself that the letter was bulk distributed by them or on their behalf.
I seek leave to table the letter titled “Inquiry into the methodology for determining rates and land tax for apartments.”
Leave granted.
MS CODY: I table the following document:
Inquiry into the methodology for determining rates and land tax for apartments—
Copy of letter from Ms Lee and Miss C. Burch, undated.
Members may notice that Ms Lee and Miss C Burch have got the name of the inquiry wrong, including what I think is an unreasonable reflection on two of the parties in
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