Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the Prime Minister said that allegations involving Victorian Labor—sorry, Liberal—leader, Matthew Guy—

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Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

he's your leader—and alleged Mafia boss, Tony Madafferi, would be carefully examined by federal—

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Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Members on my right will cease interjecting. The member for Isaacs will resume his seat. Members on my right!

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The Minister for the Environment and Energy and the Minister for Social Services will cease interjecting. The member for Isaacs will begin his question again.

Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday the Prime Minister said that allegations involving Victorian Liberal leader Matthew Guy and alleged Mafia boss Tony Madafferi would be carefully examined by federal authorities, but the Prime Minister's office has already claimed that the AEC investigation has concluded. Given that the Prime Minister has promised a careful examination of this matter, how did the Prime Minister expect the Electoral Commission to conduct a careful examination in less than 24 hours? Has the Prime Minister asked the AFP, with its stronger powers, to thoroughly investigate? If not, why not? (Time expired)

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister can address himself to the question that was asked.

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Australian Electoral Commission has advised the Special Minister of State that there is no evidence that disclosure obligations in the Commonwealth Electoral Act have been breached and, at this time, there is nothing in this matter that would warrant referral to the Australian Federal Police, and the AFP has not received any referrals. In the past, the member for Isaacs, who is the shadow Attorney-General and a former Attorney-General, has always been very generous with his free advice to the Australian Federal Police. If he feels that this conclusion by the AEC is inadequate or the AFP should have matters drawn to their attention, I have no doubt that he will write to them in the normal way.