Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

I appreciate that Senator Xenophon may have seen this and it does not have broader knowledge, but I will add further information as we go.

As I said, the Commonwealth provided South Australia with feedback on the draft business case on 14 March. South Australia is continuing to develop the business case. These are significant projects that need a large amount of detail, including governance arrangements. Negotiation on such projects can take time, and once a final business case is submitted for the RMIP, Commonwealth due diligence assessment will be conducted. Following due diligence assessment, a recommendation will be provided to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, including on any conditions required for the program to proceed if approved. If approved, a funding agreement will be put in place with the South Australian government— (Time expired)