House debates Questions without Notice

Special Minister of State

Monday, 30 November 2015 House of Representatives

Mark Dreyfus

Mark Dreyfus Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General

2:43 pm

My question is to the Special Minister of State. I refer to the minister's responsibility for the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act. As a matter of government policy, does the minister ask the Australian Federal Police to investigate when staff members employed under that act provide unauthorised access to a member of parliament's official diary?

Mal Brough

Mal Brough Fisher, Liberal Party, Special Minister of State

2:44 pm

I can inform the honourable member that that occasion has not arisen so I have not had the opportunity to discuss that—

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Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

Members on my left!