House debates Bills
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2012-2013; Consideration in Detail
Mark Dreyfus Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Cabinet Secretary
5:21 pm
I am happy to take that fairly technical question on notice, but I would resist the suggestion that seems to be being made by the member for Mackellar, at least by implication, that there is anything in the slightest out of the ordinary about this appointment under section 67 of the Constitution. The member for Mackellar would be well aware that all governments since Federation have used section 67 of the Constitution, perhaps sparingly—
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