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4. This matter has been raised at the meeting of Senior Officials of Common Service Departments and New South Wales is expected to bring a comprehensive report to the next Ministers meeting- I expect the issue, and in particular vehicle manufacturers warranties will be discussed at the October meeting of the Common Services Ministers.

5. The Plant Manager spoke with the owner of Oilcheck Pty Ltd at Smithfield, and he is forwarding a copy of the report which they prepared. It should be noted that Oilcheck Pty Ltd carried their tests out on three new oils and one recycled oil. It was not an endurance test, it tested the product.

6. I will have the Plant Workshop Manager examine the report but the criteria for international certification of oils required by all manufacturers of engines, relate to standard tests conducted over a period of time and a number of kilometres. The tests relate to wear material, carbon build-up, and overall performance of the engines. These tests require total strip-down of engines and usually cost up to $500,000 per test and it is unlikely that the tests carried out will have met these requirements.

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