Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I'm not going to get into what may or may not be exceptional circumstances, and I'm surprised that the very parts of this chamber which say they're about making sure we have an independent anticorruption commission now want to get a government minister to say what amounts to exceptional circumstances. I have no intention whatsoever to say what amounts to exceptional circumstances or what does not, based on hypothetical examples. That's because I respect the independence of the commissioner and I would encourage you to do so as well.