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

I'm happy to take views, particularly those of the PLT, on that. I'm happy to consult in writing if that's the preference. I would expect that people may have some views on the selection criteria for the position to help shape those. I'm very happy to work with you and others on that. We all have a vested interest in making sure this is a successful appointment, not least for the person that will be ultimately successful in that appointment. In terms of timing, the reason we're trying to have passage of these bills today is so that it can be operational in October, which doesn't leave a huge amount of time. So I would expect we need to really move on this in the next few days.