Senate debates

Thursday, 13 August 2026

Bills

Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026; In Committee

10:37 am

Photo of Nita GreenNita Green (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Tourism) | Hansard source

No, there's no requirement in the provisions that are in front of us for that to occur, primarily because, once a conflict has been identified, we wouldn't want that conflict to influence the decision. It's not part of the decision that the Attorney-General would make. As I said, the only factors that the Attorney-General would take into account is that they're a member of staff, they're of Senior Executive Band 2 and they're a legal practitioner.

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