Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

I can inform Senator Wang that, on my advice from Mr Joyce's office, $3.2 million will be used for the administration of the program. My maths is not very good, but given that it is $100 million I can therefore assert that 3.2 per cent of the fund will be used for administration. That is, if I might say, in contrast to previous administration in this area, as I understand it—under previous Labor and coalition governments—of about 15 per cent.

So we are seeking to minimise the administrative cost of this program as much as possible to ensure that the vast bulk of it—nearly 97 per cent—can actually go to program delivery of research and development so that we can grow the agricultural sector even further.