My question is to the Cabinet Secretary, Senator Sinodinos. I refer to the Cabinet Secretary's statement last week:

I don't think the situation Mal Brough is in at the moment qualifies for him having to stand aside …

Has the Cabinet Secretary spoken with the Prime Minister about Mr Brough's conduct in the James Ashby affair to satisfy himself that it does not constitute a 'prima facie breach' of the ministerial standards, which mandate that ministers must act in accordance with the law?