Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to release the solicitor-general's legal advice into Scott Morrison's secret portfolio scandal. It comes amid calls for the former PM to face 'severe political consequences'. Fi_Willan auspol 9News DETAILS:
was within his legal boundaries by appointing himself to various ministerial portfolios in secret, the solicitor-general has concluded.
However, keeping this appointment secret "fundamentally undermined" the principles of a responsible government.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the solicitor-general's report is a 'clear critique' of his predecessor's behaviour.."Neither the people nor the Parliament can hold a Minister accountable for the exercise of particular statutory powers if they are not aware that the Minister has those powers," the report read.
"The solicitor-general obviously was not in a position to go through all of the history of this because evidence obviously wasn't taken," he said."This was just an opinion based upon the known details which are out there very publicly."Normally legal advice from the solicitor-general is kept private.
"The Governor-General has no discretion to refuse to accept the Prime Minister's advice in relation to such an appointment," he advised.
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