Report to the Senate on compliance with motion no. 274

[1]        Order No 274. Journals of the Senate, No. 36—28 March 2017, p. 1205.

[2]        Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Attorney-General, Responses to Questions on Notice, 23 March 2017, p. 2.

Government Senators’ Dissenting Report

[1] Question No.2 of Appendix 1 to the Committee response

[2] Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674, 685.

[3] Waterford v Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54, 64.

[4] Esso Australia Resources Limited v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49, [35]

[5] The privilege does not extend to communications facilitating the commission of a crime or fraud.

Appendix 1 - Outstanding Questions on Notice 29 March 2017

[1] Document A - Attorney-General's Department: Response to Questions on Notice from the Public Hearing on 17 February 2017 (received 24 March 2017).

  Document B -  Attorney-General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC: Response to Questions on Notice Tabled in the Senate on 23 March 2017.