Debate resumed, on motion by Mr Hunt:

That this House:

(1)

notes that the Australian Government has not released figures for the full rate of defects discovered under both the Home Insulation Safety Plan and the Foil Insulation Safety Program;

(2)

calls on the Australian Government to release the full rate of defects discovered under both the Home Insulation Safety Plan and the Foil Insulation Safety Program, including the:

(a)

number and percentage of roofs:

(i)

found to be unsafe;

(ii)

found to be faulty or substandard;

(iii)

found to be flawed, unsafe or substandard in any way; and

(iv)

rectified;

(b)

cost of repairing the faulty, substandard or unsafe insulation; and

(c)

total amount of money paid by the Australian Government to insulation companies for faulty, substandard, flawed or unsafe insulation; and

(3)

calls on the Australian Government to release information on the asbestos problem discovered under the Home Insulation Program, in particular:

(a)

the number of roofs containing asbestos that received insulation;

(b)

any specific warnings of asbestos risk given to installers prior to fitting the insulation; and

(c)

steps being taken to manage the asbestos risk for safety inspectors assessing roofs.

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