Government Operations Committee on May 31st, 2016

Evidence of meeting #17 for Government Operations and Estimates in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was appropriations.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Briefing on the Estimates Process

MPs speaking

Tom Lukiwski
Yasmin Ratansi
Kelly McCauley
Erin Weir
Nick Whalen
Steven Blaney
Joyce Murray

Also speaking

Stein Helgeby  Deputy Secretary, Governance & APS Transformation, Australian Department of Finance, Australian Government
Lembit Suur  First Assistant Secretary, Governance and Public Management, Australian Government
Alan Greenslade  First Assistant Secretary, Financial Analysis, Reporting and Management, Australian Government

7:20 p.m.

First Assistant Secretary, Financial Analysis, Reporting and Management, Australian Government

Alan Greenslade

I might just add that we talked earlier about the volume of budget documentation, but that is one area where the Senate has a process where all the detailed budget information that's put out is actually referred to by Senators in their questioning. They go through this budget documentation in detail and can ask some very specific questions.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

I think this is an appropriate time to end with complimentary words about someone's Senate, at least.

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Voices

Oh, oh!

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

We do appreciate all the time you've taken this early in the morning to come forward and share your testimony with us.

Thank you again. Have a great Australian morning.

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A voice

Thank you. Have a good evening.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Tom Lukiwski

Colleagues, just before we leave, for the benefit of the members of the subcommittee, we could not get a spot in the Centre Block tomorrow, but we do have room 306 in this building from 3:30 to 4:30. Okay?

We are adjourned.