Tag: administrative law

  • Scott Morrison, the Minister for Everything, convention, and the law

    Scott Morrison, the Minister for Everything, convention, and the law

    In a statement yesterday, a spokesperson for His Excellency the Governor-General of Australia David Hurley confirmed reports that, during the height of the response to the COVID pandemic in 2020, he had accepted advice from then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison to secretly appoint him to various ministerial portfolios. This post discusses the legal provisions and political…