Michelle Croker, division head for the department of environment, has been asked why she denied the release of volume one of the incoming government brief.

She says it was related to personal information and legally sensitive information.

Liberal senator Sarah Henderson said she could have redacted the names and it is hard to believe every single page and sentence had legally sensitive information in it.

Can the committee have the legal advice used to hold back the release?

That is also legally sensitive. So no.

Just a reminder – the government is now trying to push through information that will make it EVEN more difficult to have information released under FOI.