Skills for All

The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:55): A supplementary. Could I ask the minister to check with her ministerial office records whether, in fact, there was a process agreed in writing with the minister's office in relation to the written submission to the House of Representatives' report, and advise the council if there is such a communication?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (14:55): You are saying a separate report for TAFE; you are saying there was a process agreed to to provide a separate report from TAFE to the inquiry?

The Hon. S.G. WADE: The email suggests that Jeff Gunningham has sent the minister's chief of staff an email 'asking her to clarify matters, as what Ray is saying is quite different to the process agreed (in writing) with the minister's office'. So I am asking if the minister could check whether there was such an agreement in writing with the minister's office, and advise the council.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: I have answered the question and said that to the best of my knowledge there was no process agreed to. I will check, and if the answer is different to that I will bring back a response.