House debates Questions without Notice

Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption

Monday, 17 August 2015 House of Representatives
Brendan O'Connor

Brendan O'Connor Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

3:04 pm

My question is to the Prime Minister. How much is the Prime Minister's royal commissioner, the honourable Dyson Heydon AC QC, being paid?

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Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

It is unreasonable to expect ministers to have that sort of detail with them.

Opposition members interjecting—

I am going to conclude—

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David Feeney

David Feeney Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Justice

To be fair, he is hardly in charge.

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Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The member for Batman will not reflect on the chair.

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David Feeney

David Feeney Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Justice

No, the Prime Minister.

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Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

I am going to call the Prime Minister, but he is quite within his rights to answer the question in general terms. I ask the member for Gorton to put the remainder of his question on notice.

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Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

3:05 pm

This matter has been fully dealt with before Senate estimates, in accordance with longstanding precedent.

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