Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-10-28 Daily Xml

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Minda Incorporated

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): One further supplementary: minister, what steps have you taken to ascertain what your statutory responsibilities are to report the information you said you heard this morning, and what moral obligation do you think you have?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:28): The honourable leader allegedly has a law degree. He knows that the regulator—

The Hon. K.J. Maher: So you have no obligation.

The PRESIDENT: Order! Listen to the answer.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —whose name is NDIS, and I might remind the Labor Party what the ‘N’ in NDIS stands for: ‘National’ Disability Insurance Scheme. We have been in regular contact with the NDIS commission. We have been in regular contact with Minda. The regulator has made a statement.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Bourke is on her feet. Other members of her front bench will remain silent.