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

That's the appropriate course of action in relation to some of these matters. The second point is that the Australian Federal Police commissioner, Mr Kershaw, has been very clear in relation to the Brittany Higgins matter. That is, there is a police investigation underway at the moment. It may well result in an arrest and a criminal trial here in the ACT or in some other jurisdiction. He has made it very clear to members in this House that his preference is to allow the police to conduct their operation without further public commentary that may potentially compromise either an investigation, the gathering of evidence or, indeed, a successful prosecution. I would ask that, on that basis, the Leader of the Opposition should reconsider the appropriateness of that question.

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