US EditionParliament Set to Expel Gareth Ward After Legal Challenge Fails
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, AUG 6 – Ward's lawyers claim expulsion before appeals is punitive and undermines democracy while the NSW Court of Appeal reviews the legal challenge to his removal from parliament.
- On Wednesday, the NSW Supreme Court issued an injunction halting the expulsion vote, blocking Ron Hoenig and Greg Piper from pursuing the motion.
- Facing a bipartisan expulsion motion, Ward’s lawyers argue such action pending appeals would be an ‘affront’ to democracy, according to court documents, with support from the Coalition earlier this week.
- Gareth Ward, MP for Kiama, has been in custody since last Wednesday after his bail was revoked post-conviction for multiple sexual offences.
- Any expulsion would trigger a by-election in the Kiama electorate, and Gareth Ward, MP for Kiama, would automatically lose his seat if his conviction survives any appeal.
- Challenging the Assembly’s authority, Ward’s counsel argued on Thursday that NSW Court of Appeal must consider if expulsion under Standing Order 254 is lawful, risking the first since 1917.
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