Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I am surprised that Senator Arbib is not aware of such a fundamental component of the Job Services Australia contract arrangements, but I appreciate the fact that Senator Arbib has offered to take that notice. I assume that he will report back to the chamber as soon as possible. Could the minister also provide on notice, unless he finds it in his notes while I am talking, the reasons, if my proposition is correct, for these employment services providers being offered additional business in each ESA in which this occurred? Could the minister also advise the Senate which organisations were involved and what employment services areas this occurred in?