LC Minutes, 29/4/1998, p 389.

The terms of reference for this inquiry are contained in the Special Report on a possible contempt of the Committee of General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2, which was tabled in the Legislative Council on 28 April 1998 (LC Minutes, 28/4/1998, p. 382).

The Special Report states: General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 of the Legislative Council to which was referred, on 17 September 1997, a reference to inquire into and report on the budgetary processes of the New South Wales Department of Health, resolved at a deliberative meeting on 27 March 1998 that a Special Report be presented to the House in order that the House may decide whether the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics be requested to inquire into and report on whether there has been any breach of parliamentary privilege by the Honourable Andrew Refshauge, MP, Minister for Health, in attempting to deter Mr Anthony John Dennison from giving evidence to General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 on Thursday 5 March 1998. So that the House may be placed in a position to decide the above question, the Committee submits the following documents. 1. An extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Committee dated 27 March 1998 containing the Committee’s resolution. 2. The record of proceedings of the Committee meetings dated 5 March 1998 and 27 March 1998.

The Special Report was referred to this Committee for inquiry and report on 29 April 1998 by the following resolution of the Legislative Council: That the Special Report of General Purpose Standing Committee No. 2 on a possible contempt of the Committee, be referred to the Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics for inquiry and report by 13 October 1998 (LC Minutes, 29/4/1998, p. 389).

By resolution of the Legislative Council on 24 September 1998, the reporting date for this inquiry was extended to 10 November 1998 (LC Minutes, 24/9/1998, p. 726).