Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the chamber. The public interest at stake is the principle of confidentiality of communications between ministers and secretaries, which the government believes is central to effective governance and public administration. The AAT's review will assist in the development of that area of the law and should be allowed to proceed without interference. Production of the document in the way proposed would prejudice the impartial adjudication of a matter currently before a tribunal, which is of course an established and accepted ground for a public interest immunity claim sub judice convention.

Question agreed to.