Senate debates

Monday, 10 February 2020

Questions without Notice

Commonwealth Integrity Commission

3:01 pm

Photo of Larissa WatersLarissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Well, at least we got an answer that time, thank you. Legal experts have said that, even if it had been introduced, the weak design principles that your government proposed would mean that the body would not have been able to investigate any of those scandals that have embroiled your government's ministers. Why would you deliberately design a watchdog that was toothless? What are you scared it will find?

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