The former chief executive of franchise chain Retail Food Group is applying to the High Court to avoid appearing before a parliamentary inquiry.
Attorney-General Christian Porter is expected to introduce revised anti-discrimination legislation next week.
The federal government will fund new criminal court action against banking executives
The national auditor has revealed which agencies have warned they could seek to black out parts of his reports.
The letter - signed by 34 schools - argued for the preservation of laws giving them the power to discriminate against gay students and teachers.
"We have no desire to do so,and no desire for the legal right to discrimination along those lines,"the Melbourne Archbishop said.
The Attorney-General said he would discuss"all options"with independent MPs,who have made fighting corruption a priority.
Scott Morrison has insisted on bipartisan agreement to pass laws ending schools'right to discriminate.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he wanted the matter addressed in this parliamentary fortnight,which ends Thursday.
Chin Tan,Australia's new race discrimination commissioner,sees his role very differently to predecessor Tim Soutphommasane.
The appointment of a"very new"judge with limited family law experience as the next chief justice of the Family Court has raised eyebrows in legal circles.