George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. Senator Wong said:

Is the minister aware that, a short while ago, the Justice Minister informed the other place that he told the Attorney-General the warrant would be executed?

Both of those propositions were false, something I pointed out to the chamber yesterday but without the benefit of the Hansard. Now with the benefit of the Hansard, it is perfectly apparent that those propositions were false. The question that was asked of me by Senator Wong was:

Did the Minister for Justice inform the his senior minister, the Attorney-General, of the AFP's—

Senator Wong interjecting—