Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Cormann. The Members of Parliament (Staff) Act, associated directions and guidelines, and the Prime Minister's Statement of Ministerial Standards give the Prime Minister authority over the appointment of ministerial staff. Given that the minister yesterday told the Senate that ministerial staffing of Nationals offices is a matter for the National Party, what instrument or document delegates the Prime Minister's authority and to whom is it delegated?