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

On 13 November 2024 the NACC published a note on its website stating that the referral from the Department of Defence relating to the Thales contract remained under consideration in accordance with the commission's usual processes. As such, it would be inappropriate to demand information about the NACC's consideration of this matter, because it could interfere with an ongoing NACC process. The parliament has legislated robust oversight of the NACC, in the form of the joint committee and the inspector, plus the normal accountability mechanisms of the Senate. All of us in this place have a responsibility to safeguard the independence of the NACC and the integrity of its activities, so the government will not be supporting this motion.