Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Ministerial and departmental responsibility for the program was altered on 8 March 2010. Prior to that date, the former Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett MP, and the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) were responsible for the program. As of 8 March 2010, responsibility was transferred to the former Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator the Hon Penny Wong and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE). On 14 September 2010, following the Federal election, the Hon Greg Combet MP was sworn in as the new Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. References within this report 'the minister' should be read as applying to whichever minister had responsibility at the relevant time.

[2]        See for example Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Climate Change, and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE), Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 78 (regarding how the numbers of assessments and loans under the program were determined and where the figure of 1000 assessors came from); Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 99 (regarding the government's discussions with Fieldforce about the online assessments booking system); and Ms Anne Leo, Acting Assistant Secretary, Sustainability Assessment Programs Branch, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 99 (regarding the time taken to deliver the online assessment booking system).

Chapter 2 - Background to the Green Loans Program

[1]        Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE), Submission 66, p. 3.

[2]        The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Green Loans for Aussie Homes', Media Release, 13 May 2008, www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2008/pubs/budmr20080513b.pdf (accessed 4 May 2010). Ministerial and departmental responsibility for the program was altered on 8 March 2010. Prior to that date, the former Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett MP, and the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) were responsible for the program. As of 8 March 2010, responsibility was transferred to the former Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator the Hon Penny Wong, and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE). On 14 September 2010, following the Federal election, the Hon Greg Combet MP was sworn in as the new Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and the Hon Tony Burke MP was sworn in as the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. As a result DEWHA is now the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPC). References within this report 'the minister' should be read as applying to whichever minister had responsibility at the relevant time.

[3]        Ms Anne Leo, Acting Assistant Secretary, Sustainability Assessment Programs Branch, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 89

[4]        Mr Wayne Floyd, Chairman, Board of Directors, ABSA, Committee Hansard, p. 57.

[5]        DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 9.

[6]        Resolution Consulting Services, 'Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Review of the Green Loans Program—Final Report', March 2010, www.climatechange.gov.au/en/publications/green-loans/review-green-loans-resolution.aspx (accessed 29 July 2010).

[7]        DCCEE website, Schedule of Fees: Home Sustainability Assessment Services, www.climatechange.gov.au/government/programs-and-rebates/green-loans/assessors/fees.aspx (accessed 8 June 2010).

[8]        DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 3.

[9]        The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Green Loans for Aussie Homes', Media Release, 13 May 2008.

[10]      The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Australian homes to benefit from green loans rollout', Media Release, 8 May 2009, www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20090508.html (accessed 3 May 2010).

[11]      DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 6.

[12]      The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Green Loans for Aussie Homes', Media Release, 13 May 2008.

[13]      DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 3.

[14]      The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Australian homes to benefit from green loans rollout', Media Release, 8 May 2009.

[15]      DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 4.

[16]      Dr Martin Parkinson, Secretary, DCCEE, Senate Estimates Hansard, Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee, 27 May 2010, p. 4. See also Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, 'Delivery of $50 Green Rewards in 2010–11', Media Release, 19 May 2010, www.climatechange.gov.au/minister/previous/wong/2010/media-releases/May/mr20100519a.aspx (accessed 18 October 2010).

[17]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 103.

[18]      See for example Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Senate Estimates Hansard, 9 February 2010, pp 140–144; and 27 May 2010, p. 122.

[19]      The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Green Loans for Aussie Homes', Media Release, 13 May 2008.

[20]      DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 3.

[21]      DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 3.

[22]      The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Significant changes to Commonwealth environmental programs', Media Release, 19 February 2010, www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2010/mr20100219.html (accessed 3 May 2010).

[23]      Resolution Consulting Services, 'Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Review of the Green Loans Program', Final Report, March 2010; Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010; and Protiviti Risk & Business Consulting, 'Internal Audit Review of the Procurement Practices in the Green Loans Program', December 2009. All available at www.climatechange.gov.au/en/publications.aspx (accessed 28 July 2010).

[24]      Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, 'Green Loans Transition to Green Start', Media Release, 8 July 2010, www.climatechange.gov.au/en/minister/wong/2010/media-releases/July/mr20100708.aspx (accessed 8 July 2010).

[25]      Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Performance Audit No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, available at: www.anao.gov.au/uploads/documents/2010-11_Audit_Report_No_9_.pdf (accessed 11 October 2010).

Chapter 3 - Household assessments

[1]        Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 3.

[2]        Dr Roger Severn, Submission 61, p. 1.

[3]        See submissions 1, 3, 6, 17, 23, 34, 35, 40, 61, 85, 105, 107, 108, 114, 115, 139, 144, 146, 150, 170 and 171.

[4]        Mr Mark Clayton, Submission 79, p. 1.

[5]        Name Withheld, Submission 85, p. 1.

[6]        ABSA, Submission 67, p. 6.

[7]        ABSA, Submission 67, p. 5.

[8]        Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 21.

[9]        Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 21.

[10]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, p. 82; Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 21; ABSA, Submission 67, pp 14–15.

[11]      Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 21.

[12]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, p. 82.

[13]      Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 71.

[14]      Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 71.

[15]      DCCEE, Answer to Question on Notice, number CC57, Additional Estimates, Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, received 25 May 2010, www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/fapa_ctte/estimates/add_0910/climate_change/index.htm.

[16]      See for example Mr Helmut Schiretz, Submission 42, p. 5; Mr Muhammad Irfan, Submission 131, p. 6.

[17]      ABSA, Submission 67, pp 14–15.

[18]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, p. 82.

[19]      Allan Hawke, 'Review of the Administration of the Home Insulation Program', 6 April 2010, at www.climatechange.gov.au/~/media/publications/energy-efficiency/Home-Insulation-Hawke-Report.ashx.

[20]      Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry-Green Loans Program: Review of procurement practices and contractual arrangements', June 2010, at www.climatechange.gov.au/~/media/publications/green-loans/green-loans-faulkner-report.ashx.

[21]      DCCEE, 'Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency's Response to the Hawke Report on the Home Insulation Program and the Faulkner Inquiry into the Green Loans Program', July 2010, at www.climatechange.gov.au/~/media/publications/energy-efficiency/departmental-response-to-hawke-and-faulkner.ashx.

[22]      ANAO, Performance Audit Report No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 75.

[23]      DCCEE, answer to question on notice, Question 1—Assessor Certification, 29 June 2010 (received 10 August 2010).

[24]      DCCEE, answer to question on notice, Question 1—Assessor Certification, 29 June 2010.

[25]      Mr Jeff Wormald, Submission 103, p. 4.

[26]      See for example Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 3.

[27]      Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 3.

[28]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 14.

[29]      Ms Alison Carmichael, Chief Executive Officer, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 59.

[30]      Ms Alison Carmichael, Chief Executive Officer, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 59.

[31]      On this issue, see also Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 39.

[32]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 13.

[33]      The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Australian homes to benefit from green loans rollout', Media Release, 8 May 2009.

[34]      See for example Mr Graham Palmer, Submission 1, p. 1; and Name Withheld, Submission 100, p. 2.

[35]      See for example Mr Shayn Harkness, Submission 2, p. 1; Mrs Tiffany Bennett, Submission 4, p. 2; Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 1; Mr Kevin Foss, Submission 88, p. 3; Mr Richard Swinton, Submission 114, p. 1; and Mr Muhammad Irfan, Submission 131, p. 1.

[36]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 78.

[37]      Mr David Cumming, Submission 150, p. 10.

[38]      Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard¸ 29 June 2010, p. 21.

[39]      Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 22.

[40]      ABSA, Submission 67, p. 7.

[41]      Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 59.

[42]      Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 60.

[43]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 79.

[44]      Ms Patricia Faulkner AO, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 27.

[45]      ABSA, Submission 67, p. 7.

[46]      ABSA, Submission 67, p. 7.

[47]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p, 79.

[48]      ABSA, Submission 67, pp 7–8.

[49]      ABSA, Submission 67, p. 8.

[50]      ABSA, Submission 67, p. 8.

[51]      Dr Roger Severn, Submission 61, pp 1–2.

[52]      Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 2.

[53]      Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 62.

[54]      ANAO, Performance Audit No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 82.

[55]      Journals of the Senate, No. 5, 26 October 2010, p. 209.

[56]      Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 23.

[57]      Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Submission 66, p. 10.

[58]      Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Submission 66, p. 10.

[59]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 79.

[60]      Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, 'Green Loans transition to Green Start', Media Release, 8 July 2010.

[61]      Mr Mohamed Hawli, Submission 64, p. 1.

[62]      Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Submission 66, p. 10; ABSA, Submission 67, p. 8.

[63]      See submissions 12, 13, 31, 36, 37, 38, 47, 48, 51, 52, 54, 56, 59, 60, 63, 68, 72, 77, 90, 99, 101, 106, 111, 122, 128, 130 and 133.

[64]      Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 4, Resolution Consulting Services, 'Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Review of the Green Loans Program', Final Report, March 2010, p. 5.

[65]      Ms Enga Lockey, Submission 40, p. 1.

[66]      Mr Sam Tuck, Submission 17, p. 1.

[67]      Mr Darryl Smith, Submission 49, p. 3.

[68]      Mr Darryl Smith, Submission 49, p. 3.

[69]      Mr Darryl Smith, Submission 49, p. 4.

[70]      Mr Darryl Smith, Submission 49, p. 4.

[71]      Mr Darryl Smith, Submission 49, p. 8.

[72]      Mr Darryl Smith, Submission 49, pp 8–9.

[73]      Mr Michael Lewin, Submission 55, p. 1.

[74]      Mr Sam Tuck, Submission 17, p. 1.

[75]      Ms Larissa Nicholls, Submission 98, p. 1.

[76]      Sophie Elsworth, 'Brisbane retiree promised $31m in power bill savings by Government sustainability report', The Courier Mail, 21 June 2010.

[77]      Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010.

[78]      DCCEE, answer to question on notice, Question 5—Air leakage, 29 June 2010 (received 10 August 2010).

[79]      DCCEE, answer to question on notice, Question 20—Assessment Tool, 14 July 2010 (received 10 August 2010).

[80]      Resolution Consulting Services, 'Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Review of the Green Loans Program', Final Report, March 2010, p. 11.

[81]      ANAO, Performance Audit No.9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 99.

[82]      ANAO, Performance Audit No.9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 101.

[83]      Where assessors were required to travel more than 50 km or 100 km from the nearest post office, they were entitled to additional fees of $25 and $50 respectively, www.climatechange.gov.au/government/programs-and-rebates/green-loans/assessors/fees.aspx (accessed 27 June 2010).

[84]      Sustainability Advice Team Pty Ltd, Submission 105, p. 5.

[85]      Mr Roland Chorazy, Submission 138, p. 1.

[86]      Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 2.

[87]      Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 2.

[88]      Mr Roland Chorazy, Submission 138, p. 1.

[89]      Energy Makeovers Pty Ltd, Submission 143, p. 1.

[90]      ANAO, Performance Audit No.9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 110.

[91]      210 of the 1746 respondents said that they had not received an assessment. ANAO, Performance Audit No.9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 109.

[92]      See for example Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 2; Mr Robert J Andrews, Submission 77; Name Withheld, Submission 85, p. 1; and Energy Makeovers Pty Ltd, Submission 143, p. 1.

[93]      See for example Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 1; Mr Helmut Schiretz, Submission 42, p. 6; Energy Makeovers Pty Ltd, Submission 143, p. 2; and Mr Darren Harris, Submission 144, p. 2.

[94]      Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Submission 66, p. 21.

[95]      Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, 'Green Loans Transition to Green Start', Media Release, 8 July 2010, www.climatechange.gov.au/minister/wong/2010/media-releases/July/mr20100708.aspx (accessed 8 July 2010).

[96]      Issues related to the quality of assessor training are discussed above.

[97]      DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 8.

[98]      ANAO, Performance Audit No.9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 69.

[99]      See for example: Mr Shayn Harkness, Submission 2, p. 1; Mr Gregory Thomas, Submission 3; Mrs Tiffany Bennett , Submission 4, p. 2; Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 9; Mr Adam Jones, Submission 14, p. 1; Mr Rob Brook, Newcastle Home Sustainability Assessments, Submission 20.

[100]    Sustainability Advice Team Pty Ltd, Submission 105, p. 5.

[101]    ANAO, Performance Audit No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 104.

[102]    ANAO, Performance Audit No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 104.

[103]    Mr Tom Livanos, Submission 23, p. 8.

[104]    Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 7.

[105]    Mr David Cumming, Principal Consultant, Sustainable Evolution, Submission 150, p. 7.

[106]    Mr David Cumming, Principal Consultant, Sustainable Evolution, Submission 150, p. 8.

[107]    Sustainability Advice Team Pty Ltd, Submission 105, p. 5.

[108]    Mr David Cumming, Principal Consultant, Sustainable Evolution, Submission 150, p. 8.

[109]    Mr Simon Walsh, Submission 139, pp 1–2.

[110]    Ms Larissa Nicholls, Submission 98, p. 2.

[111]    Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 6; Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 3.

[112]    Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 6.

[113]    Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 76.

[114]    See for example Mr Sam Tuck, Submission 17, p. 2; Ms Kim Maree, Submission 146, p. 2; Mr David Cumming, Sustainable Evolution, Submission 150, p. 7; and Mr Trevor McTaggart, Submission 165, p. 3.

[115]    Mr Trevor McTaggart, Submission 165, p. 3.

[116]    Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 1.

[117]    Ms Anne Leo, Acting Assistant Secretary, Sustainability Assessment Programs Branch, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 99.

[118]    See for example, Mrs Tiffany Bennet, Submission 4; Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 2; Mr Edmund Hapsburg, Submission 23; and Sustainability Advice Team, Submission 105.

[119]    Tom Arup, 'Green home loan scheme in shambles', The Age, 5 February 2010, www.theage.com.au/national/green-home-loan-scheme-in-shambles-20100204-ng78.html (accessed 15 June 2010); 'Green Loans: A Disaster Story', Sydney Morning Herald Online, 8 February 2010, www.smh.com.au/opinion/blogs/greenlines/green-loans-a-disaster-story/20100208-nnfp.html (accessed 15 June 2010).

[120]    Mr Simon Walsh, Submission 139, p. 2.

[121]    Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig, Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary, Senate Hansard, 3 February 2010, p. 300.

[122]    Mr Roland Chorazy, Submission 138, p. 2.

[123]    Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 18.

[124]    SOAP, or Simple Object Access Protocol, was developed by Microsoft, and is a way for a program running in one operating system to exchange information with a program running in the same or another operating system using World Wide Web programming language. SearchSOA.com, 'SOAP', at http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/ (accessed 19 June 2010).

[125]    Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 18.

[126]    Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 18.

[127]    Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 19.

[128]    Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 19.

[129]    Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 19.

[130]    Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 19

[131]    Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 19.

[132]    Ms Amanda McClelland, Chief Operating Officer, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 24.

[133]    DCCEE, answer to question on notice, Question 7—Fieldforce Booking System, 29 June 2010 (received 10 August 2010).

[134]    Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 33, www.climatechange.gov.au/media/whats-new/green-loans.aspx (accessed 8 July 2010).

[135]    ANAO, Performance Audit No.9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 105.

[136]    Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 20.

[137]    Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 33.

[138]    Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 33.

[139]    Sustainability Advice Team, Submission 105, p. 7.

[140]    Mr Rohan Rickards, Submission 87, p. 2.

[141]    See for example Dr Roger Severn, Submission 61, p. 2; and Energy Makeovers Pty Ltd, Submission 143, p. 1; Mr Aaron Nielsen, Submission 145, p. 8.

[142]    Dr Roger Severn, Submission 61, p. 2.

[143]    See for example Mr Robert J Andrews, Submission 71.

[144]    Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 2.

[145]    DEWHA Green Loans Individual Contract—provided by ABSA, Submission 67, attachment 6, p. 16.

[146]    DEWHA Green Loans Individual Contract—provided by ABSA, Submission 67, attachment 6, p. 17.

[147]    Assessor Code of Professional Practice, May 2009, paragraph 6.6, pp 7–8, available at www.climatechange.gov.au/government/programs-and-rebates/green-loans/assessors/accreditation.aspx (accessed 15 June 2010).

[148]    See for example Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 1; Mr Helmut Schiretz, Submission 42, p. 6; Energy Makeovers Pty Ltd, Submission 143, p. 2; and Mr Darren Harris, Submission 144, p. 2.

[149]    Dr Roger Severn, Submission 61, p. 2.

[150]    DEWHA Green Loans Individual Contract—provided by ABSA, Submission 67, attachment 6, p. 12.

[151]    Mr Shayn Harkness, Submission 2, p. 1.

[152]    DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 10.

[153]    DCCEE, Submission 66, pp 10–11.

[154]    Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 76.

Chapter 4 - The loans component

[1]        The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Significant Changes to Commonwealth Environmental Programs', Media Release, 19 February 2010.

[2]        Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus—Australian Mutuals (Abacus), Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 41.

[3]        DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 4.

[4]        Australian Banking Association (ABA), Submission 65, pp 2–3.

[5]        Abacus, Submission 147, pp 1–2.

[6]        ABA, Submission 65, p. 3.

[7]        ABA, Submission 65, p. 3.

[8]        ABA, Submission 65, p. 3; Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 41.

[9]        Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 28.

[10]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 32

[11]      Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 47.

[12]      Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 47.

[13]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 29.

[14]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 29.

[15]      Name Withheld, Submission 9.

[16]      Mr Jeff Wormald, Submission 103, p. 3.

[17]      DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 7.

[18]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 35.

[19]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 35.

[20]      Abacus, Submission 147, p. 2.

[21]      Abacus, Submission 147, p. 2.

[22]      Abacus, Submission 147, p. 2.

[23]      Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 42.

[24]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard¸ 29 June 2010, p. 34.

[25]      Ms Diane Tate, Director, Financial Services, Corporations, Community, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 36; Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 43.

[26]      Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 42.

[27]      Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 42.

[28]      DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 4.

[29]      The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Significant Changes to Commonwealth Environmental Programs', Media Release, 19 February 2010.

[30]      DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 6.

[31]      DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 6.

[32]      See submission numbers 8, 9, 15, 33, 41, 45, 56, 58, 61, 78, 84, 94, 95, 100, 103, 105, 114, 118, 119, 120, 131, 132, 134, 135, 146, 170, 173 and 174.

[33]      Ms Dot Green, Submission 56, p. 2.

[34]      Mr Mark Walker, Submission 8, p. 2.

[35]      Name Withheld, Submission 9, p. 1.

[36]      Mr Bradley von Xanten, Submission 15, p.1.

[37]      The loans portion of the program was discontinued from 22 March 2010 – DCCEE, Submission 66, p. 7.

[38]      Mrs Patricia Smith, Submission 95.

[39]      Mr Brian Peters, Submission 104.

[40]      ABA, Submission 65, p. 2.

[41]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 33

[42]      Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 44.

[43]      Ms Alex Rankin, First Assistant Secretary, Demand Driven Programs Division, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 100.

[44]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 89.

[45]      Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senate Hansard, 10 March 2010, pp 1517–22. The 'dirty laundry' comment was Senator Simon Birmingham's assessment of the Minister's speech at p. 1522.

[46]      Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senate Hansard, 10 March 2010, p. 1518.

[47]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 75.

Chapter 5 - Changes to the program from February 2010

[1]        The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Significant Changes to Commonwealth Environmental Programs', Media Release, 19 February 2010.

[2]        Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 80.

[3]        Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 81.

[4]        Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 67.

[5]        Name Withheld, Submission 109, p. 2.

[6]        Mr Robert Gelok AM, Submission 86, p. 1

[7]        Ms Larissa Nicholls, Submission 98, p. 2.

[8]        Ms Larissa Nicholls, Submission 98, p. 2.

[9]        See for example Sustainable Home Designs & Assessments, Submission 34; Mr Lou Hatton, Submission 43; Ms Robyn Fleming, Submission 51; Ms Dot Green, Submission 56; and Mr Kenneth Williams, Submission 115.

[10]      See submissions 12, 13, 31, 36, 37, 38, 47, 48, 51, 52, 54, 56, 59, 60, 63, 68, 72, 77, 90, 99, 101, 106, 111, 122, 128, 130 and 133.

[11]      Newcastle Home Sustainability Assessments, Submission 20, p. 3.

[12]      Mr Phil Press, Submission 22.

[13]      Mr Jim Chua, Submission 44.

[14]      Mr Mohamed Hawli, Submission 64.

[15]      See for example Ms Alison Wall, Submission 168.

[16]      Mr Matthew Dowd, Submission 167, p. 1.

[17]      Mr Aaron Nielsen, Private Capacity, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 52.

[18]      Mr Chris Hutton, Submission 178, p. 1.

[19]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, Supplementary Submission 164, pp 3–8.

[20]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, Supplementary Submission 164, pp 27­–8.

[21]      Mr Trevor McTaggart, Submission 165, p. 2.

[22]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, Submission 164, p. 2.

[23]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 2.

[24]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, Submission 164(B), p. 13.

[25]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, Submission 164(B), p. 13.

[26]      Mr Trevor McTaggart, Submission 165, p. 1

[27]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, Submission 164, p. 11.

[28]      Mr Trevor McTaggart, Submission 165, p. 3.

[29]      Mr Trevor McTaggart, Submission 165, p. 2.

[30]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, Submission 164(B), p. 8.

[31]      Ms Anne Leo, Acting Assistant Secretary, Sustainability Assessment Programs Branch, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 93.

[32]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 3.

[33]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 10.

[34]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 3.

[35]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 4.

[36]      Ms Anne Leo, Acting Assistant Secretary, Sustainability Assessment Programs Branch, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 93

[37]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 12.

[38]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 11.

[39]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 2.

[40]      ABA, Submission 65, p. 3.

[41]      ABA, Submission 65, p. 6.

[42]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 28.

[43]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 37.

[44]      Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus—Australian Mutuals, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 42.

[45]      Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 17.

[46]      Budget Colour Printers, Submission 117.

[47]      Mr Brian Peters, Submission 104, p. 1. See also Mrs Patricia Smith, Submission 95; Mr John Woodger, Submission 118; Name Withheld, Submission 120; Mrs Helen F. Hughes, Submission 132; and Name Withheld, Submission 174.

[48]      Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 17.

[49]      Ms Diane Tate, Director, Financial Services, Corporations, Community, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 36.

[50]      Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus—Australian Mutuals, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 43.

[51]      See for example Name Withheld, Submission 109, p. 2.

[52]      Mr Wayne Floyd, Director, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 67.

[53]      From 19 February 2010 to 26 July 2010, when details of the most recent changes to the program were announced, and indications were given regarding what will happen to assessors not involved in Green Start—discussed in chapter 7.

[54]      Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 17.

[55]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, ABA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 37.

[56]      Budget Colour Printers, Submission 117.

[57]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 98.

[58]      GLACO Assessors Group, Submission 182.

[59]      DEWHA – Response to Submission 182, Submission 184.

[60]      DEWHA's response to the Faulkner Report is available at www.environment.gov.au/about/publications/review/index.html (accessed 22 September 2010).

[61]      DCCEE – Response to Submission 182, Submission 183, p. 1. DCCEE's response to the Faulkner Report is available at: www.climatechange.gov.au/publications.aspx (accessed 22 September 2010).

[62]      DCCEE – Response to Submission 182, Submission 183, p. 1.

[63]      DCCEE – Response to Submission 182, Submission 183, p. 1.

[64]      DCCEE – Response to Submission 182, Submission 183, p. 2.

[65]      Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 17.

Chapter 6 - Conclusions on the Green Loans Program

[1]        Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 9.

[2]        Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 69.

[3]        Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 16.

[4]        Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Bankers Association Inc., Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 28.

[5]        DEWHA and DCCEE arranged for a total of 6 reviews of various aspects of the Green Loans Program, see the list in Australian National Audit Office, Performance Audit Report No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 34. The three of these that were publicly released are available at www.climatechange.gov.au/en/publications.aspx (accessed 28 July 2010).

[6]        Australian National Audit Office, Performance Audit Report No. 9 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010.

[7]        See for example Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 82.

[8]        Resolution Consulting Services, 'Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Review of the Green Loans Program', Final Report, March 2010, p. 5.

[9]        Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010.

[10]      Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 3.

[11]      Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee, Inquiry into the Energy Efficiency Homes Package (ceiling insulation), July 2010, p. 27.

[12]      Comprising budget allocations of $2.45 billion to the Home Insulation Program and $175 million to the Green Loans Program.

[13]      Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, pp 16–17 and 25.

[14]      Mr Wayne Floyd, Chairman, Board of Directors, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 57.

[15]      Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 4.

[16]      Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 4.

[17]      Australian National Audit Office, Performance Audit Report No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 18.

[18]      ANAO, Performance Audit Report No.9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 18.

[19]      ANAO, Performance Audit Report No.9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, pp 18–19.

[20]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 76.

[21]      Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee, Inquiry into the Energy Efficiency Homes Package (ceiling insulation), July 2010, p. 28.

[22]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 77.

[23]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 84.

[24]      ANAO, Performance Audit Report No. 9: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 19.

[25]      ANAO, Performance Audit Report No. 9: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 42.

[26]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 85.

[27]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 88.

[28]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 13.

[29]      Resolution Consulting Services, 'Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Review of the Green Loans Program—Final Report', March 2010, p. 20.

[30]      Resolution Consulting Services, 'Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Review of the Green Loans Program—Final Report', March 2010, p. 20.

[31]      Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 29.

[32]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 86.

[33]      See discussion at para 3.124.

[34]      Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus—Australian Mutuals, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 44.

[35]      See for example, Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 13.

[36]      ABSA, Submission 67, p. 9.

[37]      See for example, Mr Mark Degotardi, Head of Public Affairs, Abacus, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 42.

[38]      Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 68.

[39]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 13.

[40]      Ms Anne Leo, Acting Assistant Secretary, Sustainability Assessment Programs Branch, DCCEE, Committee Hansard¸ 29 June 2010, p. 93

[41]      ANAO, Performance Audit No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, pp 43–44.

[42]      ANAO, Performance Audit No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, pp 62–64.

[43]      ANAO, Performance Audit No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 40.

[44]      Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, pp 41–42.

[45]      Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, pp 41–42.

[46]      Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee, Inquiry into the Energy Efficiency Homes Package (ceiling insulation), July 2010, pp 32–33.

[47]      DEWHA, 'Doing our Business Better: Response to the review of the Administration of the Home Insulation Program (the Hawke review) and the Independent Inquiry into the Green Loans Program (the Faulkner review)', 8 July 2010, www.climatechange.gov.au/publications/energy-efficiency/response-to-hawke.aspx (accessed 8 July 2010).

[48]      DEWHA, 'Doing our Business Better: Response to the review of the Administration of the Home Insulation Program (the Hawke review) and the Independent Inquiry into the Green Loans Program (the Faulkner review)', 8 July 2010, pp 4–5.

[49]      Protiviti Risk & Business Consulting, 'Internal Audit Review of the Procurement Practices in the Green Loans Program', December 2009.

[50]      Resolution Consulting Services, 'Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Review of the Green Loans Program—Final Report', March 2010.

[51]      ANAO, Performance Audit No. 9, 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010.

[52]      Ms Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010, p. 3; Resolution Consulting Services, 'Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Review of the Green Loans Program—Final Report', March 2010, p. 17.

[53]      ANAO, Performance Audit No. 9 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 22.

Chapter 7 - The transition to Green Start

[1]        Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, 'Green Loans Transition to Green Start', Media Release, 8 July 2010, www.climatechange.gov.au/en/minister/wong/2010/media-releases/July/mr20100708.aspx (accessed 8 July 2010).

[2]        Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, 'Green Loans Transition to Green Start', Media Release, 8 July 2010.

[3]        Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, 'Green Loans Transition to Green Start', Media Release, 8 July 2010.

[4]        www.climatechange.gov.au/government/programs-and-rebates/greenstart.aspx (accessed 28 July 2010).

[5]        The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'A green Start for vulnerable Australians' Media Release, 25 November 2010, www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091125.html (accessed 28 July 2010).

[6]        The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'A green Start for vulnerable Australians' Media Release, 25 November 2010.

[7]        The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'A green Start for vulnerable Australians' Media Release, 25 November 2010.

[8]        DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, pp 2 and 5, www.climatechange.gov.au/government/programs-and-rebates/greenstart.aspx (accessed 27 July 2010).

[9]        DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 6.

[10]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 3.

[11]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 12.

[12]      DCCEE, Funding Agreement: Green Start Program (Round One), www.climatechange.gov.au/government/programs-and-rebates/greenstart/applicant-information.aspx (accessed 28 July 2010), clause 2.5.1, pp 11–12.

[13]      See DEWHA Green Loans Individual Contract—provided by ABSA, Submission 67, attachment 6, clause 19, pp 17–18.

[14]      Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senate Hansard, 10 March 2010, p. 1518.

[15]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 5.

[16]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 10.

[17]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 10.

[18]      DCCEE, Funding Agreement: Green Start Program (Round One), www.climatechange.gov.au/government/programs-and-rebates/greenstart/applicant-information.aspx (accessed 28 July 2010).

[19]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 10.

[20]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 12.

[21]      Patricia Faulkner, 'Independent Inquiry – Green Loans Program: Review of procurement processes and contractual arrangements', June 2010.

[22]      Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 71.

[23]      www.deewr.gov.au/Employment/Programs/Pages/GreenStart.aspx, (accessed 28 July 2010).

[24]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 4.

[25]      DCCEE, Funding Agreement: Green Start Program (Round One), subclause A.2.18.k, p. 34.

[26]      DCCEE, Funding Agreement: Green Start Program (Round One), clause A.2.8, p. 32.

[27]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 5.

[28]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 5.

[29]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 3.

[30]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 6.

[31]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 5.

[32]      DCCEE, Funding Agreement: Green Start Program (Round One), clause A.2.5, p. 32.

[33]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 5.

[34]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 12.

[35]      DCCEE, Green Start Program Guidelines–Round One, July 2010, p. 12.

[36]      DCCEE, Funding Agreement: Green Start Program (Round One), clause B.3.5, p. 38.

Government Senators' Minority Report

[1]        DSEWPC, Formal comments on the proposed report or extracts of the proposed report, ANAO Performance Audit Report No.9: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 137; DCCEE, Formal comments on the proposed report or extracts of the proposed report, ANAO Performance Audit Report No.9: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, pp 137–145.

[2]        Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Ministerial Statement, Senate Hansard, 10 March 2010, p. 1517.

[3]        Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE), Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p.75.

[4]        Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE), Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 76.

[5]        Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE), Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 76.

[6]        Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE), Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 76.

[7]        Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, 'Delivery of $50 Green Rewards in 2010–11', Media Release, 19 May 2010, www.climatechange.gov.au/minister/previous/wong/2010/media-releases/May/mr20100519a.aspx (accessed 21 October 2010).

[8]        The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts, 'Significant Changes to Commonwealth Environmental Programs', Media Release, 19 February 2010.

[9]        Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Ministerial Statement, Senate Hansard, 10 March 2010, p. 1517.

[10]      Australian National Audit Office, Performance Audit Report No. 9: 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 46.

[11]      DSEWPC, Formal comments on the proposed report or extracts of the proposed report, ANAO Performance Audit Report No. 9: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 137.

[12]      DCCEE, Formal comments on the proposed report or extracts of the proposed report, ANAO Performance Audit Report No. 9: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 138.

[13]      DCCEE, Formal comments on the proposed report or extracts of the proposed report, ANAO Performance Audit Report No. 9: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, pp 138–145.

[14]      Dr Martin Parkinson, Secretary, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Proof Committee Hansard, Senate Environment and Communications Committee, Supplementary Budget Estimates, 18 October 2010, p. 65.

[15]      The Hon Greg Combet AM MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, 'Release of Green Loans ANAO report', Media Release, 29 September 2010, at www.climatechange.gov.au/minister/greg-combet/2010/media-releases/September/mr20100929.aspx (accessed 25 October 2010).

[16]      Ms Leanne McIntosh, GLACO Assessors Group, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 9.

[17]      Mr Steven Münchenberg, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Bankers Association Inc., Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 28.

[18]      Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 69.

[19]      Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 16.

[20]      Mr Timothy Ryerson, Executive General Manager, Fieldforce Services, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 16.

[21]      Ms Alison Carmichael, CEO, ABSA, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 69.

[22]      Resolution Consulting Services, 'Review of the Green Loans Program: Final Report', March 2010, p. 5.

[23]      ANAO, Performance Audit Report No. 9 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 110.

[24]      DCCEE, answer to question on notice, Question 2, 29 June 2010 (received 22 October 2010).

[25]      ANAO, Performance Audit Report No. 9: 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 22.

[26]      Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, DCCEE, Committee Hansard, 29 June 2010, p. 85.

[27]      ANAO, Performance Audit Report No. 9: 2010–11: Green Loans Program, 29 September 2010, p. 22.