Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The process of grant applications is well known, even to the opposition. In the short period that they have been out of government, they have chosen to pretend that they do not understand the process, but the fact is that at a particular point the delegation authority was removed from the officers responsible. That is the nature of the budget decision. I cannot overturn that. I have no intention of seeking to overturn that. The budget decision will be maintained. What we have indicated is that individual companies who wish to approach the government will be advised about the alternative programs that are available and help will be provided to assist those companies in response to this government decision.