About: Misleading of parliament

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The misleading of parliament is the knowing presentation of false information to parliament, a very serious charge in Westminster system parliamentary assemblies. Government ministers who are found to have misled parliament will generally lose their ministerial portfolio. By convention, a minister found to have misled parliament is expected to resign or face being sacked. The Scottish Ministerial Code requires ministers to resign if they mislead the Scottish Parliament. For witnesses giving testimony to an Australian parliamentary committee, giving misleading evidence can be considered a contempt of parliament.

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  • The misleading of parliament is the knowing presentation of false information to parliament, a very serious charge in Westminster system parliamentary assemblies. Government ministers who are found to have misled parliament will generally lose their ministerial portfolio. By convention, a minister found to have misled parliament is expected to resign or face being sacked. The Scottish Ministerial Code requires ministers to resign if they mislead the Scottish Parliament. For witnesses giving testimony to an Australian parliamentary committee, giving misleading evidence can be considered a contempt of parliament. (en)
  • 誤導議會是指一國的首相、總理以及部長在明知消息是虚假的情況下依然向议会提供不實信息，这是西敏制议会中的一项非常嚴厲的指控。 如果部長被認定為的確是在误导议会，通常他們會被解除職務或主動選擇辭職。 (zh)
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  • The misleading of parliament is the knowing presentation of false information to parliament, a very serious charge in Westminster system parliamentary assemblies. Government ministers who are found to have misled parliament will generally lose their ministerial portfolio. By convention, a minister found to have misled parliament is expected to resign or face being sacked. The Scottish Ministerial Code requires ministers to resign if they mislead the Scottish Parliament. For witnesses giving testimony to an Australian parliamentary committee, giving misleading evidence can be considered a contempt of parliament. (en)
  • 誤導議會是指一國的首相、總理以及部長在明知消息是虚假的情況下依然向议会提供不實信息，这是西敏制议会中的一项非常嚴厲的指控。 如果部長被認定為的確是在误导议会，通常他們會被解除職務或主動選擇辭職。 (zh)
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  • Misleading of parliament (en)
  • 誤導議會 (zh)
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