Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I did ask the assistant minister this question last night in committee, and I'm still yet to receive a clear response. I hope officials who've been beavering away overnight will actually respond. For the $18 million in the budget that this authority will have a financial impact with, what projects have been cut to offset cost of the authority? I note $8 million of departmental funding. Can I have more detail about where in the department that's come from? That's quite a lot of money. For the $10 million out of the previous agency's funding, I would like to understand which area of the agency that came from. Was it project money, was it stationery or staples? Could the minister give me more clarity around the $18 million?

Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

As I said yesterday, there has been no funding cut from projects, and I'll seek some advice around the other two. Again, no projects have been cut, and my understanding is that there is $10 million coming from the Faster Rail Agency that will be transferred into the High Speed Rail Authority, and the other $8 million is out of departmental funds. That is all the information I can give you.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

Bill reported with amendments; report adopted.