Senate debates

Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Questions without Notice

Royal Commission on Trade Union Governance and Corruption

2:12 pm

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

My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. I refer to the personal coaching received by Ms Jackson from the royal commission's legal team. I also refer to rule 24 of the Law Council's Australian solicitors' conduct rules which states that solicitors must not 'coach a witness by advising what answers the witness should give to questions which might be asked'. How is providing Ms Jackson with advice on the content of a question or brief at an upcoming hearing consistent with this rule?

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