Labor are collecting votes to find Victorian Independent MP Geoff Shaw in contempt of parliament. Source: AAP
VICTORIAN Liberal MP Ken Smith says he may vote with Labor to find balance-of-power Geoff Shaw in contempt of parliament for misusing a taxpayer-funded car.
The parliamentary privileges committee on Thursday found Mr Shaw breached the MP code of conduct in his use of the vehicle and recommended he repay more than $6800.
But a minority report from the Labor members of the committee went further and recommended the independent MP be found in contempt of parliament.
Mr Smith, a former speaker who has publicly clashed with Mr Shaw, said he would consider backing the minority report.
"It wouldn't be crossing against the government if I voted the committee's report down and voted for the minority report," he told Fairfax Radio on Friday.
"He would then be found in contempt of parliament."
Mr Smith said if he did vote with Labor it would be up to parliament to decide if Mr Shaw should be fined, suspended or expelled from parliament.
The privileges committee investigated Mr Shaw after the ombudsman found in 2012 the Frankston MP used his parliamentary car for his own hardware business.
It found Mr Shaw let the car be used for commercial purposes and his parliamentary fuel card be used for his private vehicle.
The committee recommended parliament order Mr Shaw repay a further $6838.44 for the breach.
He has already paid back $1250.
Premier Denis Napthine urged Mr Shaw to repay the money and move on.
"If I was in Geoff Shaw's shoes, I would write out a cheque today." he told reporters.
Deputy Opposition Leader James Merlino called on other coalition MPs to back the report.
"We encourage Liberal and National MPs ashamed of Geoff Shaw, ashamed of his grubby deal with Denis Napthine, to vote with Labor on the floor of parliament," he said.
"Make no mistake - Geoff Shaw is in contempt of parliament."
Dishonesty charges against Mr Shaw were dropped in December and Mr Shaw said the matter was now over.
"There's nothing to answer for criminally, there's nothing to answer for, for contempt of parliament," he said on Thursday.
"That's the end of the matter."
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