May I simply say I'm not an expert on Australian constitutional law, but I do know that the issues that have come up, and that this committee might want to acquaint itself with, are some of the controversies in Australia. There is a simmering controversy about whether committees can continue to sit after prorogation, after the Australian Parliament has prorogued, and some differences about whether the power of the Governor General to prorogue the Australian Parliament also includes the Senate. Can the Senate continue to sit? There are differences of opinion there. Some of that might be helpful, but I'm not the person to give that information.
On May 11th, 2010. See this statement in context.