Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

It is unfortunate that Senator Brandis has now descended into a critique of his own poor question. We have provided to the Senate and to Senator Brandis, in relation to both the primary question and the first supplementary question, an answer that underpins the fact that the Australian Federal Police are investigating the matter. I am sure Senator Brandis is not calling on them to finalise their investigation without properly conducting one. I am sure Senator Brandis would agree that the procedures that are undertaken by the Federal Police are undertaken appropriately and concluded appropriately and that proper advice is provided to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. I am sure Senator Brandis would not want that truncated in any way that would cause a mishandling of the matter, particularly given his comments. I would reject his comments in his supplementary question. They are outrageous, they are incorrect and they do not go to the substance of the matter. They have merely been made to provide— (Time expired)