Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Maribyrnong appointed Dr Watt as the eminent Australian to 'provide important independence to get to bottom of the matter of whether there was any misconduct'. They were the minister's words in the House on 1 December. Dr Watt was appointed, and he reported to the minister on the 6 March, three weeks ago. The government has now released a report, through the Sydney Morning Herald, on the weekend. The report says at page 4: 'The taskforce did not find clear misconduct within the 95 procurement processes.' After four months—at what cost we will find out in estimates—and multiple interviews working through multiple departments, Dr Watt has found zero misconduct with 95 procurements. That's where the matter should rest.

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