Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Minister, do you agree as a matter of principle that unions should pay the private legal costs of trade union officials in, for example, proceedings which do not relate to the affairs of the union? Can I remind you of your comments in this chamber on 17 August, in relation to a question regarding the use of union funds for escort services, when you said you did not think it was an appropriate use of union funds. So are you saying there are different forms of embezzlement in relation to your views on this matter?