House debates Questions without Notice
Home Insulation Program
Greg Hunt Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage
2:40 pm
My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. I refer to the opposition’s letter to the Auditor-General of 27 August 2009 requesting an urgent and comprehensive inquiry into the conduct and dangerous work practices under the Homeowner Insulation Program. Did the minister or his department indicate in any way that the Auditor-General should not or need not bring forward than inquiry into the Homeowner Insulation Program?
Peter Garrett Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
I thank the honourable member for his question. He would be well aware that there are appropriate guidelines in place in relation to communications between departments and the Auditor-General. They will have been followed in this case. That is my expectation. That is what I believe would have happened.
Greg Hunt Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage
I seek leave to table the Auditor-General’s reply, which refers to clear consultation as to why he did not bring forward an inquiry.
Leave not granted.
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Honourable Members:
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Order! Parliamentary standards would suggest that people should be sitting quietly at this stage. I call member for Leichhardt.