FRESH from being dumped by the Australian Defence Force, Canning MP Andrew Hastie has been exposed breaching parliamentary rules by failing to declare an $870,000 house he bought in March.

The former SAS soldier-turned Liberal MP’s failure to declare the property on his Register of Interests on time means he could be found guilty of “serious contempt” of Parliament.

It comes days after the revelation he was booted out of the Army Reserve for defying a Defence request to remove photographs of him in military uniform from election campaign material.

The three bedroom, two bathroom house in question is Mr Hastie and his wife Ruth’s first home but it is yet to be declared in the latest registration of member’s interests.

The Sunday Times has chosen not to publish the property’s location.

Any changes to an MP’s interests, including gifts or property purchases, must be reported within 28 days according to parliamentary rules.

Mr Hastie failed to declare the purchase within the four-week requirement or prior to the double dissolution on May 9.

Camera Icon The new federal member for Canning, Andrew Hastie, enjoys a stroll with his wife Ruth and a coffee along Mandurah foreshore. Credit: News Corp Australia, Marie Nirme

The 33-year-old told The Sunday Times he tried to declare the property on May 18 but it was not accepted because Parliament had already dissolved.

However, the House was dissolved on May 9, meaning Mr Hastie still breached the rules and went 52 days without trying to declare the property. The former troop commander said he took full responsibility for the delay.

“Due to an oversight, an update to my Register of Interests was not submitted on time,” he said. “I did write to the Clerk of the House of Representatives to advise him of this change in May.”

If Mr Hastie is reported to the Committee of Privileges and Members’ Interests and is found to have knowingly not reported, he could be found guilty of “serious contempt” of the House of Representatives.

He moved his family from a Department of Defence house in Shenton Park last August to a rental home in Dudley Park, Mandurah, to contest the Canning by-election prompted by Don Randall’s death.

Mr Hastie also came under fire then for enrolling to vote in the Canning electorate prior to living there for at least a month, contravening the Australian Electoral Commission’s rules.