George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I am sure Senator Evans is also well aware that the confidentiality of legal advice can freely be waived by the client or the recipient. Given that the government has that right, how does the minister consider that suppressing advice on the rights of Indigenous people advances either the culture of transparency and disclosure or the process of reconciliation?