Page 742 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 5 April 2022

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MS CASTLEY: Minister, is the reason that the FOI was refused—

Ms Lee: The probity issues.

MS CASTLEY: the probity issues?

MS BERRY: I believe so, but I am just double-checking and clarifying the question that Ms Castley has asked. If it is specifically just the way she has framed her question, that is my answer to that. I will just double-check. My understanding is that it was for reasons of commercial-in-confidence.

Ms Lee interjecting—

MS BERRY: I just need to clarify that.

Ms Lee: I am very confused now.

MS BERRY: The question was not quite clear. If I can clarify: it was not for probity issues; it was for matters of commercial-in-confidence.

MS LEE: Minister, why did it take an FOI request, an Ombudsman’s review and reversal and an Auditor-General’s investigation to bring the issues with this procurement to public attention?

MS BERRY: First of all, the Auditor-General’s work schedule is public, so everybody would have known that that work schedule was occurring and that the investigation was occurring. There is nothing to see here.

Opposition members interjecting—

MADAM SPEAKER: Members! Ms Lee, Mr Hanson! Ms Lee, you are now warned.

MS BERRY: Madam Speaker, can you stop the clock for a moment, please?

MADAM SPEAKER: You have the floor, Minister.

MS BERRY: Thank you, Madam Speaker. We have been completely transparent around the Auditor-General’s—

Opposition members interjecting—

MADAM SPEAKER: Members! You are on a warning.

MS BERRY: We have been completely transparent—

MADAM SPEAKER: Just continue, I would suggest.

MS BERRY: If this is such a serious issue—

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