Former prime minister Scott Morrison says not exercising the powers he had after being sworn into several portfolios proves they were handled “responsibility” and weren’t “abused”.
“I believed it was a prudent responsible action in the middle of a crisis to have these emergency powers in place to ensure that I could exercise the expectations of my responsibilities,” Mr Morrison said during a media conference on Wednesday.
“The expectation was created of that responsibility, and I made sure that I was in a position to act should I have to, and thank goodness that was not necessary, and I think this is a point that is being overlooked. “The non-exercising of these powers proves that they were … there in a reserve capacity to ensure the Prime Minister could act if that was necessary.”
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