House debates

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Questions without Notice

Commonwealth Integrity Commission

3:09 pm

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

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?

Photo of Scott MorrisonScott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

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

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting

Photo of Scott MorrisonScott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

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