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

As Senator Roberts knows, we have an independent panel that's currently undertaking the COVID-19 response inquiry. They will bring together the knowledge from all the existing reviews. A number of reviews have been done in the states and reviews have been done in the Commonwealth, in addition to about 200 previous relevant inquiries, and will make recommendations. That panel is independent.

I presume Senator Rennick and others that you are making submissions to that. I am sure you're involved, and I'm sure that the panel will consider your submissions seriously. We believe that because of the number of reviews that have been held and the time frames involved the independent panel that is being commissioned by the Prime Minister will provide us with good recommendations going forward if there are any further areas we need to address.

Opposition senators interjecting—