CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (National): What does the Ministry of Justice do? Although with a Minister of the calibre of this one in the chair, the Hon Damien O’Connor, we will not get any answers, we will certainly be asking the questions. The Ministry of Justice plays a fundamental role in maintaining the rule of law in this country. It is extremely important that we have a civil and criminal justice system that works adequately. Much of the work that this ministry does is not simply party political; it is black-letter law, and it is of fundamental importance.
