Mark Latham escapes NSW censure motion for now – but faces privileges committee

Vote on conduct of independent MP delayed until investigation into his handling of information about police chief Karen Webb completed

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The independent New South Wales MP Mark Latham has been referred to the privileges committee over allegedly revealing privileged material but has avoided, for now, a censure in the state’s legislative council.

The NSW upper house voted on Tuesday night to refer Latham to the powerful privileges committee but delayed the condemnation motion until October, when it expects to have the results of the privileges investigation.

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