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

My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Senator Ludwig. I refer the minister to his answer to my question on Monday last week, when I raised the issue of the possible breach by the member for Robertson of section 139.2 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code. Why did it take the Attorney-General seven days before he referred the matter to the Australian Federal Police? What new fact or piece of information was available to the Attorney-General yesterday that was not available to him on 16 June or earlier?