Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

The shadow minister can repeat the same questions time and time again. I will answer those that I have the information available for today, as I was doing. I will not answer those that I do not have the information available for today. I am quite happy to take those on notice. I do not think that the former Assistant Treasurer, the shadow minister for health, would be able to point to a single example, at least in the time I have been in this parliament, where the previous government ever tabled any legal advice. I do not know for sure, but perhaps the other minister at the table would be able to assure me. I do not even recall them tabling any advice from their departments about anything. I certainly do not recall them being very generous in providing briefings to us, although I see that the member for Berowra is here and he did occasionally provide me some briefings on things, but only very occasionally.

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