As set out in the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act, I am the minister responsible for the day-to-day operations of the buildings and I am the official custodian of the buildings and the grounds of the precinct. As such, I ultimately could make the decision. However, my preference is to have in place a governance model where it is not the minister of the Crown who is making crucial decisions. My preference, and I think the preference of all of us, is to have a collaborative decision-making model where MPs are heard and making decisions about the space that, as elected representatives, they will occupy.
