But Sepuloni, who was associate arts minister in March 2020, said she found out the same time as everyone else “when it hit the media”. “I was completely unaware, and so I can say that hand on heart, and that’s the truth,” she said. “They did not bring it to my attention at all.” Sepuloni did not know whether a full proposal had been put to the commission or what stage the “engagement” was at in March 2020.
Stuff has asked the commission what correspondence it’s had regarding the film. Sepuloni said she hadn’t had conversations with the commission on whether it should have informed the Government on a no-surprises basis.
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