Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. In evidence to the Senate Education and Employment Committee on 25 October, the minister admitted that she personally approved taxpayers funding the cost of defending Mr Hadgkiss for actions he admits were illegal. Section 5 of appendix E of the Legal Services Directions provides that approval to cover the legal cost of employees should normally be given if the employee 'acted reasonably and responsibly'. On what basis did the minister form the judgement that Mr Hadgkiss had acted reasonably and responsibly?