Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Last night, Senator Fierravanti-Wells told the Senate:

… those who resist the introduction of an effective federal integrity body raise people's curiosity. One has to ask the question: are they conflicted? Why are they resisting the implementation of such a body?

What conflicts are preventing the Prime Minister establishing an effective anticorruption commission?

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

None. I have here our bill.

An honourable member: Table it.

I will. There are around 350 pages here of a detailed, well-designed Commonwealth Integrity Commission. There's $150 million which has been put aside in the budget, through the budget process, to ensure that that can be implemented. We have done the work to ensure that an effective Integrity Commission can be implemented in this country.

There is only one obstacle to that being passed in this parliament—the Labor Party. The Labor Party don't support this model. They don't want this model. They want to be able to turn these matters into some sort of kangaroo court that can be used for politicking and gameplaying. The shadow Attorney-General, on nine occasions, has frivolously referred matters and wasted the time of the Australian Federal Police, and has been dismissed. I do not take the proposal from those opposite, which is only two pages long and consists of a couple of bullet points, as any serious proposal or intention. If you wish to support a serious proposal, here it is. I table it for members of the House.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The opposition will be pleased to grant leave—

Andrew Wallace (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leader of the Opposition, is this on a point of order?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'm offering leave to the Prime Minister to introduce the legislation. We can debate it now!

Andrew Wallace (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat. The government is not seeking leave.