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Labor MP for Whitlam, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services. Authorised S Jones MP, ALP, Shellharbour.
Jan 17, 2020 14 tweets 3 min read
There’s plenty of moral reasons why @senbmckenzie problem won’t go away. Here’s the legal reason #thread

The Commonwealth Grant Guidelines are a whole of Goverment obligation.

The Minister is required to provide a report on why she ignored advice.

finance.gov.au/sites/default/… Paragraph 41.10 - 12 set out the (minimal) requirements of a Minister approving grants.