Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. In the last answer, the Prime Minister answered with respect to a different section of the Constitution, so I ask now: has the Prime Minister received advice as to whether there is any legal risk to the ministerial actions of the Deputy Prime Minister, Senator Nash or Senator Canavan because of section 64 of the Australian Constitution?

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

I can assure the honourable member that I am fully aware of section 64 of the Constitution. It's been there for quite a long time. I can assure the honourable member that the government is very satisfied that the ministers he's referred to are fully entitled to serve as ministers, just as they are entitled to serve in this parliament.