Ethics Committee chair Stirling Hinchliffe told the House that the two North Queensland-based members had engaged in disorderly conduct during the fiery exchange.
Two Katter's Australian Party MPs have been found in contempt of Queensland Parliament by the State Ethics Committe e.
Ethics Committee chair Stirling Hinchliffe told the House on Friday the two North Queensland-based members had engaged in disorderly conduct."We have a duty to uphold the highest standards of behaviour and to preserve the dignity of the parliament," he said."The members in this matter are long-serving members of the parliament who ought to know better."Mr Nick Dametto expressed his regret over the incident to the House.
"Whilst the committee has not recommended a period of suspension for both members in light of mitigating circumstances, the committee has foreshadowed that it will take a stronger position if it considers similar matters in the future," he said.In a separate and unique ruling, the ethics committee also found a member of the public in contempt of parliament.
Ad executive and Labor strategist Dee Madigan is deemed in contempt of Queensland Parliament for using parliamentary video in a tweet that ridiculed LNP MP Jarrod Bleijie, but says she's still not deleting the tweet.The report noted a financial penalty "is reserved for the most serious of contempts" and it was "extremely dissatisfied with Ms Walsh's blatant disregard" for the committee's requests.
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