Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

It doesn't matter whether the opposition likes it or not, the responsibility for the approval of every project under the program was the responsibility of Minister McKenzie in her role at the time. That was her role and, as I have said a number of times today and yesterday, a minister has that responsibility, takes that responsibility, uses that responsibility when they sign off on contracts or projects under any program. As I've said before, every single project approved under that program met the guidelines for the program.