Labor ministers' role in pink batts

KEY POLITICAL PLAYERS IN INSULATION SCHEME:

Mark Arbib, Parliamentary Secretary for Government Service Delivery (and later minister):

- Advised four times about problems with the July 1, 2009 start date, but insisted the date could not be changed

- Received weekly reports and took an "active interest" in the program

- Inquiry report rejects Arbib's denial that he did not see a risk assessment document before February 2010

- One of the weekly reports shows he received a draft risk assessment on March 31, 2009

- Inquiry satisfied he was not specifically advised of the risk of injury to installers before the first death

Peter Garrett, Environment Minister with formal control over scheme:

- Had "direct and close involvement" in the program

- Wasn't present at key meeting when decision was made to change from larger providers to homeowners contracting directly with installers

- Inquiry found it "surprising" how little contact there was between Garrett and Arbib

- Inquiry satisfied he was not specifically advised of the risk of injury to installers before the first death

Kevin Rudd:

- Had control "in an overall government sense"

- Ministers and public servants believed his announcement of July 1 start date made it immovable

- Rudd's office "took a keen interest" in the installation guidelines

(Source: Insulation scheme royal commission report)