John Faulkner (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

I do not accept the slur that is insinuated in the question that the government would not fully cooperate with the Auditor-General’s inquiry. I have said it will. I do not say ‘it will’ lightly. The government will fully cooperate with the Auditor-General’s inquiry and I say again to the opposition, through you, Mr President: it would be inappropriate for those government processes to continue and conclude while the Auditor-General is conducting his performance audit. I repeat the commitments that I gave to this chamber in relation to the questions that were asked of me previously.