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

Well, Senator McKim, I cannot, nor could the former Solicitor-General, disclose that conversation between us. I cannot, Senator McKim, as you will know, without waiving the Commonwealth's privilege in the confidentiality of its legal advice. You know that—you have been a minister in a government. I am not at liberty to do that and I do not. But, Senator McKim, if you care to examine the Commonwealth's submissions that were settled by Mr Gleeson, they deal with the very issue, which he persuaded me we ought to intervene on, namely the Corporations Act issue.