Alex Gallacher (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. I refer to the Attorney-General's statement in the Senate on Monday that:

On 7 September this year Mr Ian Bruce Bell commenced proceedings in the High Court of Australia against Senator Culleton. These proceedings had nothing to do with the Australian government and the government's only knowledge of them was from reports in the media.

How does the Attorney-General reconcile his statement this Monday with the fact that the Senate received formal notice of the proceedings on 12 September? Was he not aware of that notice of proceedings tabled in the Senate on 12 September?