SSC Terms of Reference Need to be Widened

Wednesday 25 Feb 2004 Richard Prebble Press Releases -- Immigration

ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today the terms of reference for the State Services Commission inquiry into the `guinea pig letter' need to be much wider to include the role of the prime minister's electorate office in the affair.

"What is an international agency, in fact the one that provided the PR cover for the Sri Lankan girl, doing working from the prime minister's electorate office?

"The Auditor-General should be following this closely," Mr Prebble said.

ENDS

For more information visit ACT online at http://www.act.org.nz or contact the ACT Parliamentary Office at act@parliament.govt.nz.

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