Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

There were a few changes in the Middle East, as Senator Abetz may not have noticed. I am the approver because, from a legal perspective, the cabinet is not an individual and it is required for an individual to be the approver. The cabinet believes that this is a cabinet-level decision. So that is my function. I have been appointed the approver, but the decision is a cabinet decision.