Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Hansard source

The motion is clearly about the actions of the Attorney-General. It is not about the court case that is currently before the Federal Court. It is about the actions that the Attorney-General undertook, in each of its four parts. Therefore it is entirely within the standing orders. When she discharges her duties, the House is quite entitled to debate those, to question her about them and to move a motion.

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