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

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I thank the minister for his answer and I refer him to page 20 of performance audit report No. 22, where the 10 breaches were outlined. I ask the minister: are you aware that section 19, part 4, of the Financial Management and Accountability Act requires proper records be kept in relation to the receipt and expenditure of public money? If so, why didn't DAFF clearly record the basis of assessments of eligibility where applicants had not provided the required documentation? To which investigative agency have you referred this breach within DAFF?