Glenn Lazarus (Queensland, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I present the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee on the circumstances surrounding a letter sent to the Attorney-General, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee.

Order that the report be printed.

I move:

That the Senate take note of the report.

I came in on this report a little way into its beginning. I was interested in the subject and, obviously, it was very serious. The report's recommendations reflect that everyone agrees there was an issue. We have recommended some clear and positive ways in which this incident will not happen again. Hopefully, the recommendations will be taken on board.

I would like to thank the secretariat for a wonderful report and all the people involved with Hansard. I note in the government senators' dissenting report that they have referred to the chair as a Green Independent senator. I assume that is just an oversight, because misleading the Senate is very, very unparliamentary! In saying that, I commend this report to the Senate.