Government Cost Agreements regarding Legal Action
1. Has the Northern Territory Government concluded a cost agreement with the plaintiff in respect of the legal action involving Manzie v Northern Territory News.
If the answer to question 1 is yes:
2. Under which statutory provision does the Chief Minister purport to make payments under the cost agreement to Mr Manzie.
3. How was the conflict of interest in relation to Mr Manzie resolved with respect to the cost agreement concluded between himself and the Cabinet in which he is a Minister.
4. Will the Chief Minister table any such cost agreement; if not, why not.
5. Is the cost agreement referred to in question 4 in the same terms as that concluded with Dennis Hart.
6. Has the Northern Territory Government paid any monies on this agreement to date; if so, how much.
7. If the answer to question 6 is yes, to whom were those monies paid to under the agreement.
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If the answer to question 1 is yes:
2. Under which statutory provision does the Chief Minister purport to make payments under the cost agreement to Mr Manzie.
3. How was the conflict of interest in relation to Mr Manzie resolved with respect to the cost agreement concluded between himself and the Cabinet in which he is a Minister.
4. Will the Chief Minister table any such cost agreement; if not, why not.
5. Is the cost agreement referred to in question 4 in the same terms as that concluded with Dennis Hart.
6. Has the Northern Territory Government paid any monies on this agreement to date; if so, how much.
7. If the answer to question 6 is yes, to whom were those monies paid to under the agreement.
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Last updated: 04 Aug 2016