Published: October 19, 2018
Grant Hehir tells inquiry non-publication order meant he was unable to advise whether Thales contract was worth it
The unprecedented decision to suppress an auditor-general’s criticism of a $1.3bn arms deal left him unable to tell taxpayers or parliament whether the contract was value for money, an inquiry has heard.
The auditor-general, Grant Hehir, has also insisted he had no intention whatsoever of publishing sensitive or restricted information, and took great care to go through the material with the department of defence.
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