 In his report, McPhee stated that as problems mounted, the then minister, Garrett, did not have his requests for information answered promptly and then, when it was provided, it was "overly optimistic" and contained factual errors.The Auditor-General did not make any recommendations because the program was closed by the time he reported.On 12 December 2013, the Governor-General Quentin Bryce, issued Commonwealth Letters Patent pursuant to "the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia", the and other enabling powers" appointing Ian Hanger, as the sole Commissioner and the commission's terms of reference.