Parliament’s Privileges Committee rules officials deliberately misled MPs over failing immigration IT project
A Parliamentary committee has found ministry officials deliberately misled MPs about a failed immigration IT project.
Parliament's Privileges Committee has ruled that top officials from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment deliberately misled MPs when answering questions about the Immigration Capability Biometric Upgrade project in March. The finding constitutes contempt of Parliament. The chief executive offered his resignation following the committee's decision, but the Public Service Commissioner declined to accept it.
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Officials deliberately misled MPs over failing immigration IT project, Parliament committee rules
Officials insisted they didn't deliberately mislead MPs.
Newstalk ZB
Officials deliberately misled MPs over failing immigration IT project, Parliament committee rules
Parliament’s Privileges Committee has ruled that ministry officials deliberately misled MPs regarding a failing immigration IT project at the heart of a scandal involving ministers being misled and millions of dollars wasted.
Stuff
MBIE officials found to have deliberately misled Parliament, committed contempt
The Privileges Committee has found top MBIE officials deliberately misled Parliament when answering questions about the failed Immigration Capability Biometric Upgrade project in March.
1News
Officials 'an insult to the Public Service' for 'misleading' MPs
The Privileges Committee has found top ministry staff in contempt of Parliament.
Otago Daily Times
‘Obligation to tell truth’: Officials slammed for 'misleading' MPs
Newstalk ZB
Public Service Commissioner refuses MBIE boss’ offer to resign after deliberately misleading MPs
Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche says he doesn’t believe it would be “fair or proportionate” to sack Nic Blakeley after the MBIE chief executive offered his resignation upon being found to have deliberately misled a Parliament select committee.
Newstalk ZB
Mike's Minute: There are no punishments if you work in the public service
For those who don’t work in the public service, if you ever want a lesson into why it's completely different to the way the rest of us work, just look at yesterday's decision by the Privileges Committee when it came…