House debates Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009

Consideration in Detail

Wednesday, 25 February 2009 House of Representatives

Nicola Roxon

Nicola Roxon Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing

6:51 pm

The shadow minister can repeat the same questions time and time again. I will answer those that I have the information available for today, as I was doing. I will not answer those that I do not have the information available for today. I am quite happy to take those on notice. I do not think that the former Assistant Treasurer, the shadow minister for health, would be able to point to a single example, at least in the time I have been in this parliament, where the previous government ever tabled any legal advice. I do not know for sure, but perhaps the other minister at the table would be able to assure me. I do not even recall them tabling any advice from their departments about anything. I certainly do not recall them being very generous in providing briefings to us, although I see that the member for Berowra is here and he did occasionally provide me some briefings on things, but only very occasionally.

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