Guy Barnett (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I would first like to quote from the report of the Labor dominated Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on the efficiency dividend, which was released today. The report said that the efficiency dividend represented:

… a significant additional burden on the organisation, one that resulted in the closure of regional facilities. The Committee would hope that such seemingly arbitrary and unfair decisions will not be imposed in the future. Furthermore, should any further ‘one-off’ efficiency dividend or an increase to the existing 1.25% efficiency dividend be imposed in the next financial year, the Committee believes that the CSIRO warrants special consideration.

Will the government be accepting this recommendation?