Sarah Henderson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

I also wanted to seek clarity in relation to why the minister requires such a wide-ranging power in relation to giving directions to the board about the performance, functions and powers of Creative Australia. As we know, the board is called the Australia Council Board, and it is very confusing as to why there was this name change. The Australia Council of course was established by former prime minister Gough Whitlam. Putting that to one side, could you explain why the minister is seeking such wide-ranging powers which are not subject to disallowance?