Ms Swanson later clarified that she had meant to say she was "not party to the repayment agreement between the company and the tax office", not that she had no part in the company.
Ms Swanson was appointed by Labor Leader Anthony Albanese at a special caucus meeting on Tuesday. Labor's Bob Horne won Paterson on its re-creation in 1993, but he was defeated by Liberal Bob Baldwin in 1996. I have received advice to say that it isn't. He has a Diploma of Business and studied draughting and describes repairing and building machinery as one of his passions. Asked why the repayment arrangement was not a "direct or indirect" pecuniary interest, Ms Swanson said: "All I can tell you is that the advice that I have received is that it isn't, and it's the same as anyone who's got a small business who's got an arrangement with the tax office." "All these things really need to be left until after the election," Professor Twomey said.
Davis has lived in the Hunter Valley for over 40 years. Baldwin, 60, won Paterson in 2013 with 59.78% of the two-party-preferred vote. 2020-10-12 2:58 pm. "In supporting the Williamtown residents through the PFAS contamination I understand that defence is inextricably linked to our community.
Port Stephens, NSW, 2324. Antony Green is the ABC's chief election analyst. At the 2001 election, the local Newcastle Herald mischievously covered the campaign under the headline 'Two-Bob Watch'. Ms Swanson won Paterson with a 10.5 per cent swing in 2016 after the retirement of long-time Liberal member Bob Baldwin and is a clear favourite to retain the seat on May 18. Joshi lives in Maitland and runs and operates his own local small business providing training for other business operators. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT The original Paterson was a rural seat west of the mountains, but on re-creation at the 1993 election, it was a lower Hunter seat. Modern Media: Advertise with News Of The Area and you get your ad in 1) in Print, 2) on the News Website (like this ad), and 3) on our Social Media news site. The register names Ms Swanson and her husband, Nick, as directors of Swanridge.
It is just not accurate to say that I'm not." "I'm completely open about this," she said. And, if they don't, then it's all been declared and they should leave it be." The redistribution before the 2016 election wiped out the Liberal majority, a ten percentage point shift in the electorate's margin, topped by the retirement of Baldwin, producing the big swing to Labor in 2016. (Map). Section 44(v) of the Constitution says anyone who has "any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any agreement with the Public Service of the Commonwealth otherwise than as a member and in common with the other members of an incorporated company consisting of more than twenty-five persons shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a senator or a member of the House of Representatives". Ms Swanson later clarified that she had meant to say she was "not party to the repayment agreement between the company and the tax office", not that she had no part in the company. "I am completely up to date with my tax. Paterson was first contested on the expansion of the Parliament in 1949, but abolished in 1984 when the Parliament was next expanded. It nominates a "tax debt (via Swanridge Investments P/L)" to her spouse and a separate, unspecified "tax debt" to Ms Swanson. "I don't know if it's a dirt unit from the Liberal party or just a very keen journalist from The Australian has gone back and brought that up. Section 44(v) of the Constitution says anyone who has "any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any agreement with the Public Service of the Commonwealth otherwise than as a member and in common with the other members of an incorporated company consisting of more than twenty-five persons shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a senator or a member of the House of Representatives". We're fulfilling our obligations fully. Asked why the repayment arrangement was not a "direct or indirect" pecuniary interest, Ms Swanson said: "All I can tell you is that the advice that I have received is that it isn't, and it's the same as anyone who's got a small business who's got an arrangement with the tax office.". Based in the lower Hunter Valley, Paterson covers 1,123 square kilometres and includes Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Raymond Terrace and Nelson Bay. "In supporting the Williamtown residents through the PFAS contamination I understand that defence is inextricably linked to our community. "If anyone wants to challenge it and go to court, good luck to them. And, if they don't, then it's all been declared and they should leave it be.". ... Bob Baldwin, the Liberal member for Paterson, has announced that he will retire at this year’s election. (Victories by a party of government are indicated by thick coloured underlining. A University of Sydney constitutional law expert, Professor Anne Twomey, told the Herald that she could not comment about the specifics of Ms Swanson's case as the facts remained unclear, but pecuniary interests could relate to agreements with the public service involving either benefits or "detrimental" repayments. The Labor MP lists a tax office debt linked to her co-ownership of Swanridge Investments Pty Ltd, a company which sells horse rugs, on the parliamentary pecuniary interest register. Baldwin increased his majority with swings at both the 2010 and 2013 elections, but this was all undone by a redistribution ahead of the 2016 election, removing Forster-Tuncurry and including lower Hunter coal mining districts. WIN FOR MEDOWIE AS INTERNET SERVICES UPGRADED Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson is celebrating a win for the people of Medowie, with Telstra agreeing to improve its broadband internet services in the area. Ms Swanson won Paterson with a 10.5 per cent swing in 2016 after the retirement of long-time Liberal member Bob Baldwin and is a clear favourite to retain the seat on May 18. He secured 53.86% of the primary vote. Horne turned the tables to win in 1998, before Baldwin levelled the score at two-all in 2001. Company records show Meryl and Nick Swanson are Swanridge's only shareholders. The register names Ms Swanson and her husband, Nick, as directors of Swanridge. Ms Swanson told the Newcastle Herald on Tuesday that she had received advice that the tax arrangement was not a breach of section 44. I'm not party to the repayment agreement between the company and the tax office, but there is one.".
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Member for Paterson Meryl Swanson is celebrating a win for the people of Medowie, with Telstra agreeing to improve its broadband internet services in the area.