David Feeney (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Yes. It is not a matter to which I have been advised, and I am not in a position to say there is any nexus between the two. I am, obviously, familiar with the political debates surrounding this legislation, and I appreciate the point that the senator is seeking to make in that political debate. But as far as this process is concerned that is not a matter that sits on my list of issues to deal with or respond to.