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

My attention has been drawn to paragraph 24 of my written statement to the committee, so let me read it to you:

By 20 April 2016, I had concluded that the Guidance Note did require amendment and that a new Direction should also be issued to address the issues raised by the Solicitor-General. Two days previously, of course, it had become clear that both Houses of Parliament would be dissolved in early May, prior to the Solicitor-General's first available appointment time.

The previous paragraph of the statement indicates that in early April I approached the office of the Solicitor-General for another meeting.

Taking into account the Solicitor-General's proposals, draft versions of a new Guidance Note and corresponding Direction were prepared.