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WI THOUT PREJ UDI CE Mr Geoff Shaw MP 9-6-2014 geoff.shaw@parliament.vic.gov.au 5 Cc: Christine Fyffe, Speaker christine.fyffe@parliament.vic.gov.au Mr Ken Smith, Former Speaker, Legislative Assembly Victoria, ken.smith@parliament.vic.gov.au Daniel Andrews leader ALP daniel.andrews@parliament.vic.gov.au Treasurer Michael OBrien michael.obrien@parliament.vic.gov.au Mr D. Napthine Premier of Victoria denis.napthine@parliament.vic.gov.au 10 Matthew Johnston matthew.johnston@news.com.au David Hurley david.hurley@news.com.au
20140609-G. H .Schorel-Hlavka O.W.B. to Geoff Shaw-etc Geoff, 15 I came ac cross a comment on an arfticle relating to yourself in the Herald Sun: QUOTE COMMENT ON AN ARTICLE IN THE Herald Sun Shaw was saved from criminal prosecution when charges were dropped. Parliamentary rules were changed after criminal charges were laid changing the wording from "shall not" to "must not" in relation to the use of government cars for commercial activities. 20 It should have been obvious that a change to the original wording could affect the prosecution then in progress given that Shaw was publicly arguing there was ambiguity in the original wording and that he was therefore entitled to use the car as he chose. Who made this change to the wording and why? END QUOTE COMMENT ON AN ARTICLE IN THE Herald Sun 25
It appears to me that any alteration may not be able to be used against you. The Framers of the constitution specifically objected to retrospective legislation, likewise then retrospective rules of the Parliament. . 30 RETROSPECTIVE LEGISLATION
Hansard 19-4--1897 Constitution Convention Debates QUOTE Mr. BARTON: I will look into these matters. Notwithstanding the able draughtsmanship of the 1891 Bill, 35 there are several clauses not quite in their right place in it, and it would be well to alter their order. The Drafting Committee will look into that matter, and at the end of the proceedings will ask hon. members to give their attention to such alterations as they may suggest. It will be better to transpose some of the clauses. With reference to Sir Edward Braddon's amendment, which is put in a better form than that suggested by Mr. Symon, I do not think there is any actual necessity for it. I find in Maxwell on "Interpretation of 40 Statutes," 1st edition, page 192, this passage:
p2 9-6-2014 INSPECTOR-RIKATI about the BLACK HOLE in the CONSTITUTION-DVD A 1 st edition limited special numbered book on Data DVD ISBN 978-0-9803712-6-0 PLEASE NOTE: You may order books in the INSPECTOR-RIKATI series by making a reservation, See also Http://www.schorel-hlavka.com Blog at Http://www.scrib.com/InspectorRikati It is where the enactment would prejudicially affect vested rights, or the legal character of past Acts, that the presumption against a retrospective operation is strongest. Every Statute which takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or create a new obligation, or imposes a new duty, or attaches a new disability in respect of transactions or considerations already past, must be presumed, out of respect to the Legislature, to be intended not to have a retrospective operation. Thus 5 the provision of the Statute of Frauds, that no action should be brought to charge any person on any agreement made in consideration of marriage, unless the agreement were in writing, was held not to apply to an agreement which had been made before the Act was passed. The Mortmain Act, in the same way, was held not to apply to a devise made before it was enacted. So it was held that the Act of 8 & 9 Vict., c. 106, which made all wagers void, and enacted that no action should be brought or 10 maintained for a wager, applied only to wagers made after the Act was passed. Sir GEORGE TURNER: There is no doubt about those cases, I should say. Mr. BARTON: In subsequent editions these examples are multiplied. The principle underlying the matter is this: that a court in construing an Act assumes that Parliament never intended to do a thing which is unjust. I am quite sure that Mr. Symon will agree that the provision is not necessary. 15 Mr. SYMON: Hear, hear. END QUOTE
In my view, the retrospective application to your alleged misconduct may be deemed a denial of NATURAL JUSTICE and FAIR AND PROPER HEARING. 20
As you may be aware from the Kabledecision of the High Court of Australia the court held that the legal principles in the constitution (Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) within which in s1906 the States were created subject to this constitution), are also applicable to the States. 25
As I indicated in previous correspondence such as to Mr Michael OBrien, treasurer, I view that where the Legislative Assembly provided jurisdiction for the Victorian Police to deal with the matter then the Legislative assembly no longer could deal with the case. As such I view there is what one may call a NO CASE TO ANSWER, regarding the 30 Privilege Commission because I view it had no legal authority to deal with the matter any further where the matter was referred to the Victorian Police to deal with it on behalf of the Legislative Assembly.
It is my view, as the Framers of the Constitution debated) that the Speaker of the 35 Legislative Assembly should consult with the Supreme Court of Victoria and/or the High Court of Australia as to what it holds to be appropriate in regard of the issues. However, even if the Supreme Court of Victoria and/or the High Court of Australia were to provide its advice it nevertheless may subsequently overturn this advice upon any application you may make with regard to evidence/arguments you may present. 40
It would be in my view ill-advised for anyone to seek to use the legislative assembly to what Premier Denis Napthine referred to punish you for crimes because as I have indicated in various previous correspondences I view (and it is my view not a legal decision by a court) that the legislative assembly has no such powers in the circumstances and no 45 crime could be deemed to have been committed. A very important issue that must not be overlooked is that where any Member of Parliament commits a crime against legislative provisions then the Police has jurisdiction to deal with this and the relevant House of the parliament likewise may deal with the person After the criminal case has been completed regardless if there was or was not a 50 conviction. This, because there are then two separate cases to consider, one the ordinary
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In my view the speaker Christine Fyffe may leave herself as the speaker, being the employee of the Parliament having the duties to manage the Parliament open to be sued by you likely very successfully were the speaker permit in the circumstances to have a motion 20 to proceed to somehow as Premier Denis Napthine referred to punish you for your (alleged) crimes. I for one have not detected any statement/conduct by Speaker Christine Fyffe that in anyway may indicate that she will fail to resolve the issues in an appropriate manner and in all fairness to the speaker it must be left to her to make the appropriate decision. 25 As the Framers of the Constitution made clear the Speaker can refused a motion (including submission of a legislation) where there is a doubt or objection even by a single Member of Parliament that it might be un constitutional. . Hansard 8-3-1898 Constitution Convention Debates 30 QUOTE Mr. HOLDER.- Surely there would be at least one representative out of the whole Senate and one member of the House of Representatives, who would have individuality enough, and strength enough, to get up and challenge the order of any particular measure which might be disorderly under this clause of the Constitution. Mr. ISAACS.-They would not all sit on the same side of the House. 35 Mr. HOLDER.-I should think not. They would not all be Ministerialists, or all members of the Opposition, or all members of any particular party; and I cannot believe that any Bill which contained anything objectionable at all could pass through both Houses of the Federal Legislature without finding some one member of either of the two Houses who would rise to a point of order, and have such a Bill laid aside of necessity as being out of order under this provision. 40 END QUOTE . Hansard 8-3-1898 Constitution Convention Debates QUOTE Mr. CARRUTHERS (New South Wales).-It is worth while considering the stages that a proposed law has 45 to go through, and the opportunity afforded to a member of either House or a member of the Executive to call attention to any infraction or infringement of the Constitution. It does not require a majority of the members of the House of Representatives to insist that the Constitution shall be obeyed in the matter of procedure; it only requires one solitary member to rise to a point of order, and the Speaker has to give a legal interpretation of the rules of procedure. It only requires one member of the Senate to call the attention of 50 the President to the fact that a Bill is introduced contrary to the Constitution for that proposed law to be ruled out of order. It does not require a majority of the states to insist that the Constitution shall be
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Perhaps Treasurer Mr Michael OBrien seems to be concerned that matters are dealt with appropriately and he may hold it responsible to object to a motion against you to be placed before the Legislative Assembly. 10 If therefore the Legislative Assembly has no legal powers to so to say punish you because it was handed over to the police and it dealt with the matter, even so perhaps not to the liking of Mr Daniel Andrews, Mr Denis Napthine and Mr Ken Smith, nevertheless they ought to have enough understanding that there are legal processes to be followed. In my view you may have a case for libel etc, against Mr Daniel Andrews and Premier 15 Denis Napthine to mention some for their conduct that vilified your person, this even if the Legislative Assembly were not to proceed with any motion against you. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-04/geoff-shaw-timeline/5485568?section=vic QUOTE May 2012 20 Allegations emerged that Mr Shaw's parliamentary vehicle has been misused to run deliveries for his private hardware business. Ted Baillieu, who was premier at the time, asks the speaker to investigate. The Opposition called for allegations made against Mr Shaw to be referred to the police. Mr Shaw has got some explaining to do and the real question here is, rather than Ted Baillieu referring this to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, 25 this should be given to Victoria Police. Daniel Andrews, Opposition Leader Mr Shaw says the expense sheet was signed by an employee who was listed as a nominated driver in accordance with parliamentary guidelines. He says the driver has offered to repay the expenses. END QUOTE 30
I for one do not accept that Mr Ted Bailieu at the time was entitled to refer the matter to the speaker as being as Premier delegates to the State Executive (Government) and it is the Speaker of the legislative Assembly who cannot be some kind of lapdog for the Premier to do as he may dictate. 35 However it appears to me that Mr Daniel Andrews was so to say playing with the Parliament by insisting that the matter was to be handed over to the police and yet when he didnt like the end result he now wants to so to say play another game. . What Members of Parliament also must realise that if this kind of harassment upon you 40 can be done because Mr Daniel Andrews so to say likes to make political millage from this (considering also he reportedly already paraded a candidate for the non-existing Frankston by-election and as such seems to have made clear that not the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly but he decides/dictates what will eventuate regarding the seat of
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Now, there is something else about all this, as being a CONSTITUTIONALIST I for one (and I likely speak for most Victorians) am sick and tired of the politicians robbing 10 ordinary taxpayers blind and it is time that both the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the President of the Legislative Council how anyone can be receiving any kind of monies one having left the seat of the Parliament. In my view, once you are so to say booted out of the Parliament t then all payments to you must stop. The Framers of the Constitution made clear that only one person can be paid for 15 a seat in the Parliament and the Senate was referred to as an example; Hansard 2-4-1891 Constitution Convention Debates (Official Record of the Debates of the National Australasian Convention) QUOTE Sir JOHN BRAY: What the hon. gentleman has said is quite right so far as the purposes of this section are 20 concerned as regards reckoning the time of retirement. But in another part of the bill it is provided that the senators are to be paid for their services, and the question arises, does the term of service of a senator for the purposes of payment begin from the date of his election, from the date when he is sworn in, or from the first day of January? HON. MEMBERS: On the day when he is sworn in! 25 Sir SAMUEL GRIFFITH: Surely when his service begins! Sir: I think we ought to have that fixed. It seems to me very undesirable to provide, as suggested by Colonel Smith, that although a senator is elected in June, his term of service and payment for service shall not begin until the following January. 30 Mr. CLARK: He will not do anything until the following January! Sir JOHN BRAY: For the purposes of retirement, a date should be fixed from which the time should be reckoned; but for all other purposes a senator ought to be a senator from the day he is chosen. Mr. BAKER: How can he be when there is another man in his place? Sir JOHN BRAY: I can quite see that for the purposes of this section the provision as contained in the 35 clause is right; but, as regards other portions of the bill, it seems to me that it is not right, and the question ought to be clearly understood. Sir SAMUEL GRIFFITH: So far as the objection with regard to payment is concerned, there is a good deal in it, and the matter should be dealt with now. The clause only deals with the first senators. Afterwards the term of service begins on the 1st of January. I suppose a senator can hardly be called a senator until the 40 1st of January arrives. He will be a senator elect, but he will not be a senator really until that day. If parliament is in session on the 1st of January, he will walk in and take his seat, and the other man will walk out, and his pay, I apprehend, will begin on the same day. But the hon. member has pointed out a blot with respect to the first senators. A man might be elected in December and claim twelve months' pay, dating from the previous January. This, I think, would be remedied by inserting in the second paragraph the words "for 45 the purposes of his retirement."
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I view that you might have a case against Mr Ken Smith and Premier Denis Napthine as after all Premier Denis Napthine accusing you of having committed crimes and claiming publicly that you must be punished then if a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the Privileges Committee had no legal authority to pursue the case against you as the 40 matter had been transferred to the Victorian Police then his conduct to make such public statements against your person cannot be deemed to be covered by parliamentarian privileges and so he could be made personally accountable. Likewise I view with Mr Ken Smith pursing matters in conjunction with Mr Daniel Andrews and Premier Denis Napthine may be deemed a part of a conspiracy. 45 . The Herald Sun 8-6-2014 (SHAW ME THE CASH) refers to Base pay alone but constitutionally no member of parliament can receive a PAY for being a Member of Parliament but only an allowance, as otherwise it would constitute an Office of Profit and would make the member of Parliament ineligible to continue to hold the seat. Hence I view 50 this cannot eventuate. Nor any electoral allowance this as when writs are issued then all
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In my view the speaker ought to demand the herald Sun to answer what I view might be CONTEMPT OF PARLIAMENT by publishing this kind or cartoon and ongoing referring to a Member of Parliament as being rough. 20 The Framers of the Constitution did make known that the press should be allowed to publish matters, but I view this is beyond being FAIR publication. Perhaps a deformation lawyer may check the number of times the Herald Sun uses the term rough in regard of your person and if this is not generally done with other politicians regardless that they may have actually been convicted of misuse of parliamentarian 25 privileges by the courts, etc, while being as Member of Parliament then this also may be a matter of harassment, etc, against your person. . I have considerable concern as to what appears to me inappropriate reporting and by this it may unduly cause electors so to say turn away from you. 30
As for the resettlement allowance in my view this would be unconstitutional for any person to receive, not just you, because again it is based not upon a person having his/her
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p10 9-6-2014 INSPECTOR-RIKATI about the BLACK HOLE in the CONSTITUTION-DVD A 1 st edition limited special numbered book on Data DVD ISBN 978-0-9803712-6-0 PLEASE NOTE: You may order books in the INSPECTOR-RIKATI series by making a reservation, See also Http://www.schorel-hlavka.com Blog at Http://www.scrib.com/InspectorRikati Likewise, the usage of mobile, telephone and internet paid for by taxpayers for usage by the Member of Parliament would technically breach the rules where it is used to deal with any business affairs. Such as Premier Denis Napthine if he used his mobile, telephone, internet, computer, etc, to deal with his horse he co-owned, if all this was at cost of taxpayers. Say a Member of Parliament drives from Melbourne to say Gippsland on a trip within the 5 rules of parliament and then receives a call from say his wife that there is an urgent issue relating to their farm and so he better call a particular person. The Member of Parliament if using his time, mobile, etc, for making the call then technically is engaged in business activities and so violates the rules of Parliament, when using a taxpayers funded car for commercial purposes. This in particularly if he makes a stop, perhaps at his lawyers office 10 for a few minutes if just to drop of a document regarding his business even so not detouring with the taxpayers motor vehicle. In my view the reported $2,000 a week or say for not using a taxpayers funded motor vehicle is not an allowance but must be seen as being for an Office of profit. 15 Also any Member of Parliament who serves as a President of the Legislative Council or as a Speaker of the Legislative Assembly must be deemed to be in an Office of Profit where this allows financial benefits after having left this position. In my view a President of the Legislative Council and a Speaker of the Legislative Assembly are employees of the Parliament and can only receive payments for when they serve in that respective e office 20 and no more. Once someone else serves in that office then that is the end of all payments. And as the constitution doesnt recognise any shadow Minister then any so called shadow Minister who receives financial benefits in regard of being a shadow Minister in my view occupies an Office of Profit as it is not excluded as liked a Minister of the Crown, and hence his/her seat become vacant the moment the person accepts such a 25 payment as a salary, etc. As such I view that Mr Daniel Andrews if receiving payments for being a Shadow Minister then he is no longer legitimately a Member of Parliament. In that regard I for one cannot see how any vote, even if this was pursued against you, could be carried where neither Mr Daniel Andrews or anyone else receiving payments as a so called Shadow Minister are constitutionally no longer entitled to be a Member of 30 Parliament. And if then the so called opposition were to lose all those persons who were paid as shadow Ministers then any vote to of no confidence against Premier Denis Napthine would fail as clearly it would make no iota of difference if you were to vote for or against because the opposition would lac k sufficient Members of Parliament. In my view any vote involving those who are receiving financial benefits for being shadow 35 Ministers and as such I view deemed in an Office of profit would more than likely I anticipate be ruled by a court not to have had a standing to vote and so Premier Denis Napthine then could very well sue the pants of those who sought to get rid of him. Even if Mr Daniel Andrews so to say came to his senses that he would no longer desire a vote against you, the horse so to say has already bolted because I view his own position as a 40 Member of Parliament is now in question and so many others. . In my view the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly couldnt allow this matter to go unattended as she has her duties to the Parliament and now I view has no alternative but to have matters investigated appropriately. 45 . There is a lot more to this all, as I have extensively canvassed in regard of the Federal Parliament already. For example I view that constitutionally a former Premier cannot have any benefits paid for by taxpayers after leaving office because he was never employed by the taxpayers was 50 in the employ by the Queen, by having been a constitutional advisor to the Governor.
p11 9-6-2014 INSPECTOR-RIKATI about the BLACK HOLE in the CONSTITUTION-DVD A 1 st edition limited special numbered book on Data DVD ISBN 978-0-9803712-6-0 PLEASE NOTE: You may order books in the INSPECTOR-RIKATI series by making a reservation, See also Http://www.schorel-hlavka.com Blog at Http://www.scrib.com/InspectorRikati As I view it a legal principle that a dissenting opinion cannot be binding also may question why on earth Mr Daniel Andrews seeks to pursue a minority conclusion of the privileges committee and indeed Mr Ken Smith as a former speaker surely ought to have understood such a legal principle. 5 Aktas v Westpac Banking Corporation Limited [2010] HCA 47 (15 December 2010) QUOTE The reasoning of the majority rests on the proposition that the first respondent's failure to adopt the third course was fatal. It thus constitutes a binding decision of this Court that the third course is compulsory in this Court. There is no point in a detailed consideration of the difficult question whether the proposition should 10 attract support or disagreement. An expression of disagreement would not undercut the status of the majority's proposition as a binding decision. That is so partly because it would be a dissenting opinion, and the binding status of a precedent in this Court is not affected by the existence of dissenting opinions. END QUOTE 15
Regardless of my self-professed crummy English it seems that all those lawyers involved with designing the rules of Parliament obviously seems to have a considerable lack of education in constitutional matters. If I without any native English and without any formal education in the English language can nevertheless comprehend what is constitutionally 20 applicable then surely one would expect better form a former Speaker, Premier and a former Minister of the Crown.
In my view the attack upon you as was originally made was ill conceived and misconceive d and now that the has been so to say a blood bath they now have to face that it only gets 25 worse. They have drawn attention to their own positions and any abuses regarding their own persons.
Again, irrespective if the Parliament made certain rules to authorise payments and all kind of junky trips overseas, etc, in the end is bound by the constitution and cannot disregard 30 this and therefore any rules as like any act of Parliament that is beyond power is no rule at all. Therefore any rules allowing payment to a so called Shadow Minister in my view is beyond the parliament ability and hence is and remains unconstitutional The following applies as much to Federal laws of the Commonwealth of Australia as it does to federal laws in the USA; http://familyguardian.tax- 35 tactics.com/Subjects/LawAndGovt/ChallJurisdiction/AuthoritiesArticle/AuthOnJurisdiction.htm QUOTE The general misconception is that any statute passed by legislators bearing the appearance of law constitutes the law of the land. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and any statute, to be valid, must be in agreement. It is impossible for both the Constitution and a law violating it to be valid; one must prevail. 40 This is succinctly stated as follows: The general rule is that an unconstitutional statute, though having the form and name of law, is in reality no law, but is wholly void, and ineffective for any purpose; since unconstitutionality dates from the time of its enactment, and not merely from the date of the decision so branding it. An unconstitutional law, in legal contemplation, is as inoperative as if it had never been passed. Such a 45 statute leaves the question that it purports to settle just as it would be had the statute not been enacted. Since an unconstitutional law is void, the general principles follow that it imposes no duties, confers no rights, creates no office, bestows no power or authority on anyone, affords no protection, and justifies no acts performed under it. . . A void act cannot be legally consistent with a valid one. An unconstitutional law cannot operate to supersede 50 any existing valid law. Indeed, insofar as a statute runs counter to the fundamental law of the land, it is superseded thereby. No one is bound to obey an unconstitutional law and no courts are bound to enforce it. END QUOTE Sixteenth American Jurisprudence 55 Second Edition, 1998 version, Section 203 (formerly Section 256)
p12 9-6-2014 INSPECTOR-RIKATI about the BLACK HOLE in the CONSTITUTION-DVD A 1 st edition limited special numbered book on Data DVD ISBN 978-0-9803712-6-0 PLEASE NOTE: You may order books in the INSPECTOR-RIKATI series by making a reservation, See also Http://www.schorel-hlavka.com Blog at Http://www.scrib.com/InspectorRikati Sixteenth American Jurisprudence 2d; SS: 256 & 257: "The general rule is that an unconstitutional statute is in reality no law, but is wholly void, and ineffective for any purpose; since unconstitutionality dates from the time of it's enactment, and not merely from the date of the decision so branding it. An unconstitutional law, in legal contemplation, is as inoperative as if it had never been passed. Such a statute leaves the question that it purports to settle 5 just as it would be had the statute not been enacted. 'Such an unconstitutional law is void', the general principles follow that it imposes no duties, confers no rights, creates no office, bestows no power or authority to anyone, affords no protection, and justifies no acts preformed under it . . . 'A void act cannot be legally consistent with a valid one. An unconstitutional law cannot operate to supersede any existing valid law. Indeed, insofar as a statute runs counter to the fundamental law of the land, it is 10 superseded thereby. 'No one is bound to obey an unconstitutional law and no courts are bound to enforce it." . . . The fact that one acts in reliance on a statute which has theretofore been adjudged unconstitutional does not protect him from civil or criminal responsibility .... I will now quote some articles I downloaded with the relevant web references: QUOTE ARTICLES (with web addresses) of the Herald Sun 15 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/geoff-shaw-could-be-entitled-to-150k-windfall- before-tax-if-suspended-from-parliament-for-2014/story-fni0fit3-1226946950295 News HS State News and Galleries Geoff Shaw could be entitled to $150k windfall before tax if suspended from Parliament for 20 2014 by: Matt Johnston, Michelle Ainsworth From: Herald Sun June 08, 2014 12:00AM 25
Frankston MP Geoff Shaw. Source: News Limited
p13 9-6-2014 INSPECTOR-RIKATI about the BLACK HOLE in the CONSTITUTION-DVD A 1 st edition limited special numbered book on Data DVD ISBN 978-0-9803712-6-0 PLEASE NOTE: You may order books in the INSPECTOR-RIKATI series by making a reservation, See also Http://www.schorel-hlavka.com Blog at Http://www.scrib.com/InspectorRikati A TAXPAYER-funded windfall worth almost $150,000 before tax could be awaiting embattled Frankston MP Geoff Shaw if he was suspended from parliament for the rest of the year. Part of the money he would be entitled to would be $8400 worth of gross fortnightly payments because he no longer has a taxpayer-funded car. 5 This is about $2000 more than the fine the Privileges Committee recommends he pay for the misuse of his former parliamentary car although it would be taxed. The Sunday Herald Sun understands that if an MP is suspended from parliament without being named by the Speaker, he or she would be eligible for full pay and entitlements. This would enable Mr Shaw to work in his electorate if he was suspended. 10 MORE: Voting is divided on the great split: Geoff Shaw KENNETT: Ex premiers plan to deal with rogue MP Base pay alone between June and his final week after the November 29 election would be about $70,000, before tax. On top of this, Mr Shaw would be eligible to keep collecting an electorate allowance, which can 15 be effectively collected in cash, worth about $1400 a fortnight, and a separate supplement worth more than $430 a fortnight before tax. If he was not expelled from parliament, and recontested the next election as he plans to do, Mr Shaw would get a $36,124 resettlement allowance if he lost his seat. Superannuation entitlements and the car allowance which is worth $632 a fortnight and rises to 20 $651 a fortnight from July would push gross benefits and pay up to about $150,000. Opposition leader Daniel Andrews said he would move a motion to expel Mr Shaw from parliament on Tuesday, when Parliament next sits. Frankly sending Geoff Shaw with full pay off on gardening leave for the rest of the term of this parliament is not a punishment, Mr Shaw needs to be expelled, thats the right thing to do. 25 Treasurer Michael OBrien said the government was still assessing legal advice and warned that unless the punishment was handed out carefully, Mr Shaw could end up walking away scot-free. Like it or not Mr Shaw was elected by the people of Frankston, it is a very serious step to say were going to countermand that decision of the people of Frankston in a democratic election and boot somebody out of the parliament. 30 He said the Governments first priority when Parliament resumed on Tuesday would be to pass the budget. Were very happy to turn our attention to Mr Shaws issues once weve received the advice, but only after the budgets been passed.
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Voting is split on the great divider, MP Geoff Shaw by: DAVID HURLEY AND JADE GAILBERGER From: Herald Sun June 07, 2014 12:00AM 10
Geoff Shaw has been described as a complex character. Source: HeraldSun IT was April Fools Day when former Frankston mayor Christine Richards found a note taped to her front door. 15 Over the years she has had various run-ins with Geoff Shaw, the rogue MP who has dominated Victorian politics for the past two years. But until April 1 she had never felt threatened by him. In the months before, the relationship between the two had become strained after Ms Richards penned a newspaper editorial criticising Mr Shaw for his controversial conduct. The MP for Frankston threatened to sue for defamation. So when she saw the With 20 Compliments slip from Mr Shaws office with a handwritten note signed by him saying Sorry I missed you on her front door, her heart skipped a beat.
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Geoff Shaw's sign to his ex-wife. He has a sense of humour he likes to stir and doesnt mind being stirred. A lot of people are deferential to him and I dont think that sits well with him. But Mr Shaw did have a superstar ego, the friend said. When he walks into a room people 20 look he has a magnetic presence.
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A Mark Knight cartoon on Geoff Shaw. I have no problem in saying I would vote for Geoff Shaw at a re-election. Yet the MPs conduct since election points to a quick temper, a nasty streak and a very firm desire for revenge. When taxi drivers were protesting on the steps of Parliament it ended with a 20 fist fight and a police probe.
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Vic govt getting legal advice on Shaw 5:39
Denis Napthine says the coalition is getting constitutional advice about rogue independent Geoff 10 Shaw. Sky News 04 Jun 2014 News 15 To access our premium content, please subscribe. It's quick and easy. Vic govt getting legal advice on Shaw Denis Napthine says the coalition is getting constitutional advice about rogue independent Geoff Shaw. 20 Sky News
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Geoff Shaw. Source: News Limited Vic govt getting legal advice on Shaw Geoff Shaw. 5 DENIS Napthine should consider scrapping the last few parliamentary sitting weeks before the November election once the State Budget is passed, Jeff Kennett says. Mr Kennetts proposal, which is understood to have been raised within sections of the government, is a radical approach to dealing with the parliamentary chaos surrounding rogue MP Geoff Shaw. 10 Professor of Political Science at Swinburne University, Brian Costar, said it is quite possible to shut down parliament early, once the government decides its legislative agenda is largely dealt with for this term. Liberal MP Ken Smith told the Herald Sun he would not back away from his bid to see Mr Shaw removed from parliament in some way, because of his misuse of a taxpayer-funded car. 15 I certainly dont want him back before the election, he said. Mr Shaw is now understood to be examining options to respond to government and Labor moves to get rid of him from parliament via expulsion or suspension. Top legal advice is being explored by Cabinet, while Labor is convinced Mr Shaw could be expelled and that the decision would be final. 20
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I would like to see that all those special rules are immediately dropped and Members of parliament ensure they are only receiving monies that they rightfully, considering legal embedded principles) are entitled to receive. 25 In my view the treasurer has an obligation to refuse any funding for these unconstitutional antics to the Parliament.
This correspondence is not intended and neither must be perceived to be legal advice and may not be the same were factual details be different than those understood to be by the 30 writer. Awaiting your response, G. H. Schorel-Hlavka O.W.B. (Friends call me Gerrit)
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