Chris Minns’ chief of staff in constitutional showdown with parliament over 120-year-old law
by Anne Davies New South Wales correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#70MEG)
James Cullen, who was summonsed to appear before Rosehill inquiry, says 1901 law that enables parliament to compel witnesses is unconstitutional
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The New South Wales parliament is heading towards a legal showdown over its ability to compel witnesses to give evidence to parliamentary committees and punish those who refuse.
The premier's chief of staff, James Cullen, is taking legal action against the parliament in the state's court of appeal to avoid fronting an inquiry examining the leaking of confidential minutes from a report into the proposed sale of Rosehill racecourse to media.
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