Judge finds ‘lack of merit’ in Tony Alford’s complaint that parliamentary committee did not have power to summon him
The former boss of Donut King and Gloria Jeans has failed in a bid to escape giving evidence to a parliamentary inquiry, in what was seen as a test case on committees’ powers to compel witnesses.
High court judge Michelle Gordon ruled against Tony Alford, citing “lack of merit” in his complaint that the parliamentary joint committee on corporations and financial services was acting beyond constitutional power.
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