Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

It won't be released until that time, because it is not fair to my cabinet colleagues to do that when they have the right to consider that report as it relates to their own portfolios. It is a piece of work that is restricted to boards and committees. That is the work that was done by Ms Briggs. But it is currently before cabinet. Under the conventions and under the operations of cabinet confidentiality—and this is recognised in Odgers'while those discussions and deliberations are underway, the government has a right to protect that information. That is all we are doing.

We will release that report; I've been clear about that. So I do not accept the criticism from Senator Pocock, who not once has asked for a briefing on boards or committees or anything to do with that report.