5. Canon Peter Kemp asked -

(a) Is it true that at the preliminary hearing of the Appellate Tribunal in relation to the Preaching and Administration of Holy Communion by Lay Persons and Deacons Ordinance 1995 held in Sydney on 2 August 1995 Mr Neil Cameron, representing the Diocese of Sydney, announced that he would challenge the right of Professor Michael Horsburgh to appear before the Tribunal?

(b) If this is so and since Mr Cameron was representing this Synod, on what ground did Mr Cameron propose to base such a challenge?

To which the Archbishop replied -

I am informed the answer is as follows.

It is not true that the Diocese's representative, Mr Cameron, announced that he would challenge the right of Professor Horsburgh to appear before the Tribunal. Rather, Mr Cameron indicated that, in the absence of instructions, he reserved the right to challenge Professor Horsburgh's right to appear before the Tribunal.

At its meeting on 28 August 1995 the Standing Committee received letters from Professor Horsburgh and Mr Cameron in relation to this matter and resolved to direct our representative not to oppose any application by any person to be a party to the proceedings before the Tribunal.