Christian Porter allegations: independent inquiry no threat to rule of law, legal experts say
Wright said that, as the first law officer, the attorney general should be held to a similar standard. Any inquiry would look at “fitness to continue in the role as opposed to criminal guilt”, she said, and thus would not conflict with the criminal law. “It is not looking at his criminal guilt,” she said. “It is looking at whether or not he is of that very high standard that we expect of ministers, particularly of the first law officer. “There would be numerous examples where individuals are accused of inappropriate behaviour where it is not referred to the police necessarily,” ...
Source: theguardian.com