Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

As I understand it, the cabinet rules provide for people to excuse themselves from discussion and decision making where there is a conflict of interest. I am not sure, Senator Faulkner, whether that guidance has changed since the previous government. In any event, as Senator Brandis would be well aware, there is guidance for cabinet ministers and ministers in terms of matters where they might feel they have some sort of conflict of interest. But, as I made very clear to the Senate, and as he well knows, there will be no way that those cabinet processes will be discussed by cabinet ministers in this chamber.