George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

I do not know if Mr Mills spoke to anyone in my department and, if he did, I do not know whether he said that or not. I had a conversation with Mr Mills during the course of which he did not say the words that you have just said. What you have to understand, Senator Hinch—I think you do understand—is that no directive of the kind you refer to was ever issued. No directive of the kind you refer to was ever issued.