Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. In relation to the CSIRO wool scour at Belmont in Victoria, can the minister confirm that he gave an undertaking to the industry for a specialty fibre products industry audit to be conducted before the operation of the scour was released for tender so that potential operators would be informed about the nature of the industry and its importance to the 8,000-plus people involved in the supply and value-added chain for specialty fibres in Australia? Can he also now confirm that the tender was released without an audit being undertaken? Can he explain why there has been no audit and why he has not provided an update on that audit process since my request in the middle of June this year?