Alannah Mactiernan (Perth, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I wish to raise the point of sub judice in relation to royal commissions. It is quite clear that members are entitled under the convention to refer to the evidence at a concurrent royal commission but what is equally clear is that it is entirely inappropriate for any construction to be drawn on that evidence. There is an important reason for that. That is in fact to protect the integrity of the royal commission.

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