Automotive Industry

153 Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (9 September 2015). For the Automotive Supplier Diversification program in 2014-15, please advise:

(a) How many successful grant applications and what was the value of those applications?

(b) How many unsuccessful grant applications and what was the value of those applications?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development): The Minister for Automotive Transformation has provided the following advice:

(a) For the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015, six applications were approved for a total of $1.23 million in grant assistance under the Automotive Supplier Diversification Program.

(b) For the same period, two applications were declined, seeking a total of $134,500 grant assistance under the program.