Ms Catherine King (Ballarat, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Hansard source

I will be very brief here; I notice the time is ticking on a bit for everyone. Can I just say that a number of the amendments you have raised go to similar points that others have made, so I won't recanvass those.

In terms of the processes for disclosure of interests of members, there are already processes and legislation in place that govern the conduct and disclosure of accountable authorities, the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act. Additionally, of course, there is a process underway at the moment through the finance minister in which Lynelle Briggs is looking at the appointment to boards and conflict-of-interest issues. We would allow that process to play out. If any changes were to be made, they would be made across the breadth of government entities, not just this particular one, which is why we're not supporting it today.

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