Commonwealth Entities Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

Senator GREEN (Queensland—Assistant Minister for Tourism, Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs and Assistant Minister for Northern Australia) (13:37): I have already answered the question about the standards and how they will be dealt with. What I would say to you is that the bill deals with— Senator Cash: There are no standards. Senator GREEN: What I can say is that, with regard to particular agencies that are dealt with, there are definitions around misconduct and serious misconduct in the bill.

Unsatisfactory performance, as I referred to for the first agency, Austrade, will be relative to the requirements of the role.