Constitutional conventions mean we may never know what, if any, questions or assurances Governor-General David Hurley sought from Scott Morrison. | katinacurtis
notes, “responsible government” is not something codified in the constitution.
“There is no evidence that the governor-general [Hurley] did anything wrong, and I think people trying to implicate the governor-general, you could argue that in doing that, to some extent disingenuously, that is inconsistent with the notion of responsible government,” Craven said.Nevertheless, questions persist over whether Hurley could have or should have known the appointments were kept secret.
“Normally, it would be accepted that it would be inappropriate to inquire into those sorts of conversations … in order to maintain that level of confidence between the vice-regal person and their responsible ministers, so it would be quite surprising if any inquiry went that far.” “As a matter, I think, of responsible government, those conventions extend to not running inquiries into the actions of a head of state,” he said.
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