Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. I refer to the minister's answer in question time yesterday in which he said he had not discussed matters relating to former Senator Day's electorate office with the Prime Minister, or his office, because it was 'very much a routine matter'. How can the minister consider the possible breach of section 44 of the Constitution to be 'very much a routine matter'?