Industry Assistance

653 The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (27 February 2019). When will the audit into industry assistance be completed?

1. Will the report be made public?

2. Who has conducted the audit?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised:

The industry assistance audit is currently being updated to reflect assistance where the terms of the grant/loan have recently been finalised by SAFA. The former government provided assistance in over 30 separate programs/arrangements. Finalisation of some negotiations have been delayed due to some proponents requesting amended contract terms.

1. As previously advised, it is intended that the audit report will be made public. However there are still some issues relating to claims of commercial confidentiality to be clarified.

2. The audit was conducted by the Department of Treasury and Finance, with information collated from across government in recognition of the substantial number of industry funding schemes previously on offer.