Lyn Allison (Victoria, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

I wish to clarify a point in the minister’s remarks. If the CEO is at odds for some reason with the council and puts to the minister something which may not be complete in terms of what the council put forward or may be different in some respect, the CEO is required to advise the council of this and to table whatever it was that was given to the minister. What recourse does the NHMRC have with regard to that? I do not think you are suggesting that whatever the council wants to be passed to the minister is passed intact to the minister, or are we wrong?