Education Minister Jan Tinetti has been referred to Parliament’s Privileges Committee by the Speaker and could be found in contempt of Parliament after she failed to correct a false statement she made in the House quickly enough.

[…] The issue at the heart of the matter is that Tinetti told the House in February that she had no responsibility for the release of school attendance data.

NZ Herald

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