House debates

Wednesday, 4 December 2019

Questions without Notice

Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction

3:01 pm

Photo of Mark ButlerMark Butler (Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is again to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. Have the minister and his office provided data, data logs and metadata to the detectives conducting Strike Force Garrad to substantiate his claim that he downloaded the document directly from the City of Sydney website? If not, why not?

3:02 pm

Photo of Angus TaylorAngus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | | Hansard source

As I said, I will always cooperate on matters of this sort. My office has established an administrative point of contact with the New South Wales police, and I don't propose to say more while police inquiries are continuing. I don't propose to say more while police inquiries are beginning, coming from a referral that came from those opposite.