64. A copy of the proposed report was provided to the Infrastructure Coordinator, the Infrastructure Australia Council and DITRDLG. Infrastructure Australia provided formal comments on the audit report, as follows:
The Infrastructure Australia Council has welcomed the involvement and continuing relationship with your office.
Infrastructure Australia supports the thrust of the recommendations made by the Auditor‐General. With regards to recommendation 3(b), while we agree that making the case for public funding and its exact form is important, the split between jurisdictions will be influenced by a wide variety of factors. Funding is obviously a matter for the Government to decide taking into account these factors in considering competing budget priorities.