House debates

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Questions without Notice

Turnbull Government

2:44 pm

Photo of Mark DreyfusMark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Leaks from cabinet are a criminal offence, punishable by two years in prison, under section 70 of the Crimes Act. So has the Prime Minister referred these latest negative-gearing leaks to the Australian Federal Police for investigation? Can we expect raids on cabinet ministers' offices soon?

2:45 pm

Photo of Malcolm TurnbullMalcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

I thank the honourable and learned member for his question. As I pointed out earlier, the version of events proffered in the book that was extracted in the newspaper today simply is wrong. So there was no leak; it is an invention.