The former prime minister said he 'acted in good faith in a crisis' when he took on roles amid pandemic.
Morrison "deliberately undermined the checks and balances that are so important and essential for our democracy," Albanese said at aKaren Andrews, who was home affairs minister in Morrison's Liberal-National coalition government, led calls from lawmakers for the former prime minister to resign.
"I think the actions that he undertook in swearing himself into numerous portfolios and not disclosing those to the minister's responsible means that he needs to resign and he needs to leave Parliament," she toldA spokesperson for Governor-General David Hurley confirmed that the representative of Australia's monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, had approved Morrison's additional roles.
"It is not uncommon for ministers to be appointed to administer departments other than their portfolio responsibility," the spokesperson said in"These appointments do not require a swearing-in ceremony — the Governor-General signs an administrative instrument on the advice of the prime minister."Tuesday that he "acted in good faith in a crisis" and there "was a lot going on at the time" due to the pandemic.
In "hindsight, these arrangements were unnecessary, and until seeking advice from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet today, I had not recollected these arrangements having been put in place," said Morrison, apologizing to colleagues for any offense caused.Albanese said he's consulting with Australia's solicitor general for legal advice on the matter, noting that issues with the portfolios "are still being worked through.
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