Rex Patrick (SA, Nick Xenophon Team) Share this | Hansard source

Whilst I'm not indicating anything in relation to the motives of the opposition, I read from a judicial statement:

… in performing its accountability function, the Legislative Council may require access to legal advice on the basis of which the Executive acted, or purported to act, as access to such advice might well be relevant in order to make an informed assessment of the justification for the Executive decision. That access was reasonably necessary for the exercise by the Legislative Council of its functions. What, if any, access should in fact occur was a matter "of the occasion and of the manner" of the exercise of a power, and not of the existence of the power.

Question agreed to.