Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Minister. Now, we have had in the opposition assurances that officials will accurately and transparently answer questions in relation to exemptions. And now the minister seems to be indicating that it is really up to the secretary the extent to which they may choose to answer those questions. But in negotiations the government has asserted that the secretary will be ready and willing to answer those questions. So I'm very keen to hear from the government that you will be in a position to answer questions such as how long the exemptions were in place and not just the class of people but the number of officers to whom that exemption applied as well as whether it's being applied in the same circumstances over and over again.