Your briefing is to be addressed to the Minister who seeks advice on whether, in the light of their situation, they have broken a constitutional convention and if so, what the consequence could be.
Your briefing is to
• Identify and briefly explain the factual situation involved .
• Identify and explain the constitutional convention relevant to the situation
• Using appropriate authority, identify and explain examples relating to the constitutional convention in question in order to illustrate its operation
• Apply these authorities and examples to the facts established in order to advise the Minister on whether or not (s)he has broken the constitutional convention
• Identify and explain the consequence(s) for the Minister of a breach of constitutional convention.
