Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, thank you. I am a bit lost as to where I was. Fieldforce is the largest single operator under the Green Loans Program. To accommodate this they make bulk bookings, which are processed by the department once a week. These bookings are subject to a weekly limit in order to ensure there is adequate work for all assessors. These arrangements were put in place to minimise the impact on the department’s booking process that would occur if Fieldforce were to book their jobs every day. Fieldforce are required to generate this work themselves. They are not provided any guarantee or level of work through the department. Jobs are available to all assessors whether they are individuals or part of a company. Assessors employed by Fieldforce are bound by the same terms and conditions as every other assessor working under the program, including in relation to the promotional canvassing of other products and services and there is no special treatment or exception in this regard. Thank you.