Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2015-10-13 Daily Xml

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Skills for All

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:39): Can the minister explain then, and I quote again from the passage from the email that I used earlier:

Following discussion with the Minister and the Board, the text highlighted in yellow was considered 'too sensitive' and removed from the final copy that went to DFEEST.

Can the minister tell us what was it that was too sensitive and had to be removed from the final copy, given it was discussed with the minister and the board?

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) (14:40): Mr President, I've got no idea what he's referring to. I've got no idea of which part of any text—they just come in here and make things up, they simply come in here and make things up. I'm not aware—read my lips: I'm not aware—of any component of TAFE's submission that was too sensitive. I'm not aware, and the honourable member has not provided me with any information to indicate otherwise, but I'm not aware of any component that my office or I saw or considered that was to be too sensitive, so to speak.