The country’s second-highest ranked lawyer is due to provide legal advice to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today over his predecessor Scott Morrison’s portfolio scandal.
The Solicitor-General has been asked to discover precisely what happened, how it occurred, and whether there are any legal ramifications.
Albanese has not ruled out further inquiries and reforms to make sure there cannot be a similar scandal in the future.
Morrison has come under fire from all sides of politics following revelations he had secretly assumed ministerial responsibilities across the portfolios of Health, Home Affairs, Resources, Treasury and Finance portfolios.
He has claimed this was done to provide an extra layer of security during the COVID-19 pandemic, should a minister be struck down by the disease.
Morrison said the secrecy of his actions was necessary in order to not undermine the ministers.
Former Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has called for the former prime minister to leave Parliament after the revelations were made public.
