Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

While the member for Cook was the Treasurer, the finance minister and the health minister at the time, I don't believe that he would have signed these contracts as that would have occurred at the Public Service level. Regardless, governments engage in contracts across the board. It's not just around vaccine arrangements. Where there are requirements that those contracts be kept confidential, I would say that, regardless of the change of government, governments are bound by those contracts. You all come to estimates; you all ask questions around this matter; I'm sure that that will continue. So there is a level of transparency and accountability that's provided that you take good advantage of, in my experience of sitting on that committee. I would encourage you to continue to do so, but we won't be releasing the contracts.