Matthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I obviously have no knowledge, and the government cannot have any knowledge, about advice provided to a previous government. I have not spoken to Mr Gray about that particular issue. I did mention in my earlier comments that there were amendments proposed in 2011 in response to the Montara issue which, apparently, at the time, if those amendments had proceeded, would have removed this requirement and removed this issue. That is one reason why there was some confusion in the department, and how this error arose. But I cannot have any knowledge about advice that department officials gave to a minister from a previous government.