Innovation Voucher Program

The Hon. A.L. McLACHLAN (15:24): Supplementary question for the minister, arising out of the minister's answer: when a co-contribution is required, does the government require the company to pay that into a separate bank account or into an account held by the government?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (15:24): I thank the honourable member for his very, very penetrating questions that regularly see me without full and complete answers. When the Hon. Andrew McLachlan stands up, ministers are scared, as a general rule. We have seen him completely befuddle our police minister already today with a supplementary question. I will double-check, but often in grants programs in relation to co-contributions, grant funding is paid contingent on investments having been made. I will double-check to see if that is the case with the Innovation Voucher Program.