Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Steele-John for his question and his extraordinary advocacy on behalf of people who live with disability. The Morrison government stands by its appointments to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. The panel of commissioners is representative of a diverse range of backgrounds, which includes lived experience of disability, judicial and policy experience, and Indigenous leadership.

The two individuals to whom Senator Steele-John referred this morning in his motion, and the one he's just referred to in his question to me, have made significant contributions in their fields, as evidenced by their receipt of the Public Service Medal and the Member of the Order of Australia award. However, in relation to the specific appointments to the royal commission into disability, as with any other royal commission that is a matter for the Attorney-General, and I'll take the rest of the question on notice.