Richard Marles (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for her question on this important matter. As the member referred to, we commissioned Lynelle Briggs to undertake a report to cabinet which would look at what the appropriate standards were in terms of appointing people to public sector boards. Ms Briggs has undertaken that work. The matter is in front of the cabinet and it is there to be considered. The cabinet is working through the process of considering the report and we will respond to it. When we respond to it, we will release the report, as the Minister for the Public Service has repeatedly said. So we will release this report, but we will do so after the cabinet has appropriately considered it, given that this is a report to cabinet.

That is the normal and appropriate way in which we go about this.

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