My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General. When was the Attorney-General or his office first aware that the Prime Minister's royal commissioner had agreed, at the invitation of the Liberal Party, to be the keynote speaker at a Liberal Party fundraiser advertised since April? Did the Attorney-General, his office or his department provide advice to the royal commissioner on this matter? If so, what was that advice?

I thank the member for his question. I understand that the Attorney-General contacted the commissioner this morning, at which time the commissioner informed him that he was not attending the Sir Garfield Barwick address.