Gerard Rennick:...how you're against the big end of town, because every time we try and wedge you guys on making the big end of town more transparent, you always vote with Labor. I'll be putting the bureaucrats up to ICAC. I'm going to have a lot of fun doing this, because Mr Albanese, the Prime Minister, will shut that down.
Michaelia Cash:...actual drafting. The amendment, as Senator Shoebridge has stated, expands the powers of the inspector, but, importantly, the expansion is in line with the recommendations of former New South Wales ICAC inspector Bruce McClintock. Again, when you actually look at the amended provision, it clearly sets out what the functions of the inspector are, and, given that the inspector does provide an...
David Shoebridge:...to hold public hearings, then why did they move away from its election commitment to simply have a test based on the public interest, which works so well in jurisdictions like the New South Wales ICAC. Why did the government move away from that election commitment and insert the additional threshold of 'exceptional circumstances'? What was wrong with the public interest test that you took...
in their dealings with the legal representatives for Mr Lehrmann before, during or after the trial in the matter of R v Lehrmann;. in their provision ...