Nita Green (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I can answer that question. In terms of the specific agencies or officeholders, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Attorney-General's Department, when examining the statutory officeholders within their portfolios—this bill presents an appropriate legislative vehicle to progress that work through parliament. However, there are portfolio-specific nuances. For example, amendments to the Parliamentary Counsel Act do not include suspension provisions, because this is not a feature for statutory officeholders within the Attorney-General's portfolio.