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However, former Coalition frontbencher told an inquiry he was bound by cabinet solidarity and claims key legal advice was withheld by his department
The former government services minister attributed ‘false’ statements<em> </em>to ‘cabinet solidarity’ but another version of events will be considered by the commission
Former human services secretary says Coalition minister told her ‘legal advice is just advice’ when briefed on solicitor general’s opinion on scheme’s legality
Top departmental lawyer tells royal commission he verbally briefed Stuart Robert in July 2019 about the legal ‘difficulties’ with the scheme