Brandis, Sen George

Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:44): As I said to you, Senator, I am not aware of the fact of a transcript being posted. I am unaware of it being altered. I do not know that it was altered, but you are an honest person, Senator Sterle, so I will take you at your word that the transcript was corrected. But, as to the main point of your question—when did I first become aware that Mr Martin proposed to resign and to seek to be released from the letters patent?—it was when I spoke to him by the telephone on the Saturday morning.