Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Yesterday the minister refused to tell the Senate who exercised the Prime Minister's authority under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act to appoint Deputy Prime Minister Joyce's former media adviser to the offices of Minister Canavan and Nationals whip Damian Drum. Given the minister has had 24 hours to check, under what instrument was the Prime Minister's authority delegated, and to whom was it delegated?