Wednesday, 8 February 2023

 Nina TAYLOR (Albert Park) (10:17): I would like to reiterate to the chamber that this is incredibly important subject matter, and the government indeed takes it very seriously and has throughout the entire process. Contrary to some of the creative inferences, can I say, of the opposition –

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Could the member inform us what report she is speaking on?

Nina TAYLOR: Yes, that would have been helpful: the Integrity and Oversight Committee report on IBAC. Sorry about that; I just launched in there, didn’t I. I should have actually set the context for what I was going to talk about. I think I was a little distracted by, as I said, some of the creative inferences that I heard. I shall read it out, because it is even better to have it in front of me, isn’t it. So let me do that as I stand: The Independent Performance Audits of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission and the Victorian Inspectorate. There we are. We have a clear context. I am feeling much more comfortable in this situation, and I shall proceed again.

It is incredibly important subject matter. The government does take it seriously – we have heard some interesting commentary from the opposition. However, I would in this instance like to commend the secretariat and to applaud them. I know, having done a lot of committee work myself, that there is certainly an intensity about it – there is a huge workload. I think all that have been involved should be incredibly proud of their contributions. Rather than being negative, I would like to be positive about all who have done their best in their regard to delivering a high-quality report.