Legal threat against Labor MP by business associate of Stuart Robert to be assessed for potential contempt of parliament

Powerful privileges committee will review complaint from Labor’s Julian Hill about defamation concerns notice from lawyers for John Margerison

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A threat of legal action against a Labor MP, made by a business associate of the former Liberal minister Stuart Robert, will be assessed by the powerful privileges committee to see whether or not it could amount to a contempt of parliament.

The committee will review the claim after parliament referred the complaint from Labor’s Julian Hill.

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