Urgent Hearing Tommorow
Monday, 15 December 2003, 3:11 pm
Press Release: ACT New Zealand
Urgent Hearing Tommorow
Monday 15 Dec 2003 Richard
Prebble Press Releases -- Other
ACT Leader Richard
Prebble said today the Court of Appeal has agreed to
consider why it is urgent that the court hears argument as
to why the injunction granted to Mrs Awatere Huata be
lifted.
"The ACT party lawyers will be in court at
10:00 am tomorrow to explain that if the injunction is
lifted Mrs Huata could be out of parliament by 2:00
pm.
"I will be taking a recommendation to the ACT
caucus that Mrs Huata's seat be declared vacant on the
grounds that her actions have altered the proportionality
of parliament. ACT was elected with 9 MPs and we now have
8 through her actions. The 145,000 people who voted ACT are
entitled to have their representation in parliament
restored," 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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