Mark Vaile (Lyne, National Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

They had the responsibility to scrutinise every aspect of those contracts. On this issue of prices, it was not DFAT’s responsibility to check the prices on the UN contracts; it was the UN’s responsibility. The United Nations engaged professional operators to assess and establish whether price and value were credible. They scrutinised every contract with professional advisers on price and value. That was done by the UN. That is the answer to the member’s question.

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