Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I am happy to read it. I move that (1) the Senate requires the Attorney-General to attend the chamber at 12 noon today; (2) at 12 noon business be interrupted to enable the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis, to attend the chamber to provide the Senate with a full explanation of his actions with respect to the Bell Group litigation including: (a) any discussions he had with the government of Western Australia relating to this litigation and the Western Australian Bell Group Companies (Finalisation of Matters and Distribution of Proceeds) Amendment Bill 2016; (b) any discussions he had with Prime Minister Turnbull, former Prime Minister Abbott, Treasurer Morrison, former Treasurer Hockey, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, the Minister for Social Services, or any other minister relating to the litigation or the Western Australian legislation; (c) any directions he gave to the former Solicitor-General in relation to this matter; and (3) at the conclusion of the explanation any senator may move to take note of the explanation.