Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee, , 4:16:10 to 4:17:58
Discussion on the transparency of AERO's annual work plan, quarterly reporting to ministers, and the implementation of an annual report for public accountability.
Topics: Education, Integrity, Procurement
Speakers: Dr Jennifer Donovan, Senator Penny Allman-Payne, Unknown Speaker, Senator Marielle Smith
>> Yes, there's a work plan for ERO every
>> Is it publicly available?
>> The work plan is not published. It is made available to our members, the ministers. It goes into detail about the projects, the uh money that we're spending on them, the way that we're doing the work, the deliverables, etc. And we report on our progress against the work plan to the ministers on a quarterly basis.
>> Okay. Is that work plan able to be
>> Uh I can check.
>> Um, when did Arrow receive um a copy of the evaluation report?
>> Uh, we received a copy of the evaluation report to our company secretary on the 5th of May this year.
>> Okay. And did did you get an opportunity to see a draft of the report before it was finalized?
>> We saw a draft of the report around the middle of 2025.
And did you have any input into that
>> We were asked to identify any factual inaccuracies in the report.
>> Okay. Were there any changes uh that you recommended be made to the draft report? >> Okay. Um All right. I think that's probably it. Um, we will continue to press education ministers to see if we can get some transparency around that review. Thanks, Miss Donovan.
>> Senator,
>> thanks, Chair.
>> Senator O Sullivan, you have the call and we're due to break at quart.