House debates Questions without Notice

Commonwealth Integrity Commission

Wednesday, 16 February 2022 House of Representatives

Mark Dreyfus

Mark Dreyfus Isaacs, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Attorney General

3:09 pm

My question is to the Prime Minister. Last week the Prime Minister said the national anticorruption commission he promised in December 2018 could be legislated before the election. Now the Attorney-General has confirmed the government will not put legislation to parliament this term. Why won't the Prime Minister do his job and deliver an anticorruption commission?

Scott Morrison

Scott Morrison Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

MORRISON (—) (): We've tabled our legislation for that integrity commission.

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Opposition Members:

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Scott Morrison

Scott Morrison Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

We have tabled it. The Labor Party don't support it, and that's why it's not proceeding.