Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Home Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Under standing order 98, the Prime Minister does not have responsibility for answering a question that is outside of his responsibility. The fact is that the departmental secretary has a process underway, and the question goes to the timing of that reporting. That is not possible for the Prime Minister to answer. It is a question for the secretary of the department, perhaps in estimates, but not in question time to the Prime Minister. That part of the question should be ruled out of order.

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