Brandis, Sen George

Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:28): Senator Wong, you rather make my point for me when you say that the instruction to the department occurred both subsequent to the meeting on 30 November and subsequent to me receiving the Solicitor-General's written suggestions in March 2016. I had regard to both of those events in making my decision, and, in my view, that constituted a consultation.