Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources) Share this | Hansard source

As I responded to the question from Senator Dastyari, the consultation that was undertaken with these organisations in Orange was in relation to the loans criteria, which we discussed a little earlier in the day, and also in relation to the operational arrangements that would sit around the establishment and the operation of the RIC in Orange. Obviously, these discussions in relation to the operation of the organisation within Orange took place after the decision was made that Orange was the location that the government had chosen for the RIC to be established in.