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

My question is to the Prime Minister. Why did the Prime Minister tell the House on 27 February that in relation to sports rorts 'authority for these decisions was the Minister for Sport' when in fact the Audit Office has told the parliament that the Prime Minister's office told the Minister for Sport's office: 'It was expected that the minister would write to the Prime Minister to seek authority on the approved projects'?

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I refer the member to my many statements on this in the House. The authority for making the decisions in relation to that program was the Minister for Sport. That is the fact, Mr Speaker. It may be inconvenient to the opposition, but that is the fact. The only authority sought from the Prime Minister's office and from me was in relation to announcements.