Senate debates

Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Documents

Centrelink; Order for the Production of Documents

4:07 pm

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services and Digital Transformation, by 10 am on 26 November 2018, the independent review by KPMG of the Serco pilot program, which saw an additional 250 staff engaged to answer phone calls at Centrelink through Serco.

Photo of Anne RustonAnne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Photo of Scott RyanScott Ryan (President) Share this | | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Photo of Anne RustonAnne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | | Hansard source

The KPMG report is a cabinet confidential document that has informed the decisions of government on this matter. The government will not undermine the longstanding principle of cabinet confidentiality and reveal the deliberations of cabinet on this matter. The independent evaluation assessed whether the additional staffing arrangements were working effectively and determined that they were.

Photo of Scott RyanScott Ryan (President) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is that motion No. 1194 be agreed to.

Question agreed to.