Barnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

So we have determined that the selection panel has no people on it who are involved with the wheat industry and it is not necessary that any people on the board have any experience in the wheat industry. I suspect that they might in the short term, because it might be politically prudent. We have also determined that there are no criteria for experience or qualifications set out in the selection of this board. So, in the selection panel’s recommendations to you, how will you ascertain what is appropriate and what is not?