Senate debates

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Bills

Regional Investment Corporation Bill 2017; In Committee

10:12 am

Photo of Janet RiceJanet Rice (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, you state that the government has the power, but, again, it is the two ministers who have the power. It doesn't even have to go through the rest of cabinet. It doesn't have parliamentary oversight. You also said that it's set out in the operating mandate, but the operating mandate can be changed by the two ministers without parliamentary oversight. These are our concerns about the governance of this project and resting far too much power in those ministers.

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