Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

I do thank the shadow minister for his question, and I make the point that there is no question that the minister of the day had authority to make decisions in relation to commuter car parks. There is no question of that—and, indeed, the Auditor-General's report makes that very clear. Under the National Land Transport Act, the minister of the day had authority, and the minister of the day exercised that authority consistent with the provisions of the National Land Transport Act. I also make the point that money was committed on the basis of advice from the department to the minister of the day, and indeed that is made very clear in the Auditor-General's report. I also make the point that we saw from the other side of the House commitments under the park-and-ride fund to commuter car parks at Gosford, Woy Woy and Campbelltown, and at St Marys, Riverwood, Panania and Hurstville—all of them from Labor. Apparently there's some problem with committing funding—

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