Mr TURNBULL (Wentworth—Prime Minister) (14:49): The honourable gentleman is asking me to express an opinion on the state of mind of the Attorney-General, to hypothesise about the Attorney-General. I think the member for Isaacs's constant obsession with the Attorney-General is one that we have all indulged. Mr Keogh interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Burt is warned. Mr TURNBULL: We have put up with it. His colleagues find it humorous. I think all of us now find it tiresome. Let's just set a few obvious facts into context. The first thing is that the Bell Group litigation had been going on for 20 years. It had become a modern Jarndyce and Jarndyce, chewing up the assets of the estate of Bell Group, to the detriment, inevitably, of the creditors. That much, I think, is perfectly plain. The Western Australian government sought to find a solution to bring the litigation to an end. They introduced— Mr Keogh interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Burt will leave under 94(a). You have been warned already. The member for Burt then left the chamber. Mr TURNBULL: They passed some legislation in the Western Australian parliament, which was challenged in the High Court. In the final event, as honourable members know, the Australian Taxation Office was represented. The Commonwealth was represented. The legislation was struck down on a basis that was—I suspect the honourable member and I might be able to find common ground on this at least—fairly predictable, and it came to an end. But the reality is that the interests of the Commonwealth were always protected. The interests of the ATO were always protected. But, it has to be said, this endless litigation is continuing and the only beneficiaries are the members of the legal profession. Mr Taylor interjecting— Mr Conroy interjecting— The SPEAKER: The members for Hume and Shortland are warned.