Mr OAKESHOTT (4:24 PM) —I support this amendment, as I have done in a previous form in a previous piece of legislation. I support the concept of scrutiny and oversight, and I think this amendment assists in achieving that. I would also hope that the mover of this amendment, if he is serious about those same principles of scrutiny and oversight, will get his political party to change its position on the Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2011, a private member’s bill that has been brought to this chamber to allow for audits of GBEs to be done, including audits of NBN Co. At the moment, the coalition is opposing that bill and, as a consequence, opposing the principles of scrutiny and oversight. If we are serious about NBN Co. being able to be FOIed and have audits done, if we are serious about that culture of scrutiny and oversight being delivered by this parliament on behalf of the community, then I would ask for consistency. I would ask that this amendment line up with support being given for the Auditor-General Amendment Bill, which is currently not the coalition’s position.

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