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

Senator Singh, with great respect, you have misled the Senate. There was no letter. A draft document, unsigned and provided in draft form, is not a letter. No decision has been made in relation to that matter at all. As you know, Senator Singh, the government has discussions with the crossbench all the time, as does the opposition. It should come as no surprise to you that there were discussions between the government and the crossbench in relation to this matter. But please do not—because you know better than this, Senator Singh—represent a draft document, which forms part of a discussion, as a policy decision of the government, because it is not.