Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, , 45:52 to 46:57
Inquiry into whether the department has allocated additional resources or special teams to oversee Victorian infrastructure projects.
Topics: Infrastructure, Government spending
Speakers: Senator Paul Scarr, Mr. Jim Betts
>> Well, I I mean I hear what you're saying and and that on its face that's a reasonable answer. However, if you've got a systemic disproportionate issue coming out of one jurisdiction, which you do have in Victoria, why haven't have you set up a special team to look at what's happening in Victoria as opposed to Tasmania where there are no allegations or Western Australia there are no allegations? Are you deploying additional resources to look at the issues which are clearly apparent in terms of the Victorian big build infrastructure projects? the
investigations are being undertaken by the relevant integrity bodies including the police and that would be a question for them.
>> Okay. So the answer is the department hasn't the department hasn't deployed additional resources to look at what's clearly uh on the face of it a systemic issue in Victoria. You haven't allocated additional resources. The department has
allocated its resources to making sure that all jurisdictions including Victoria have in place federal funding agreements which require them to
>> I'll take that as a no. I'll take that as a no.