Clubs that missed out on grants due to the sports rorts scandal should get a slice of the upcoming federal budget, Greens senators say.
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Meanwhile the Auditor-General says there are still lingering questions about the saga which are yet to be resolved.
Senators Janet Rice, Larissa Waters and Lidia Thorpe have written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, urging him to use next week's budget to make good with the hundreds of community sports clubs which missed out on a government grant.
In January, the Auditor-General found money from Community Sport and Infrastructure Grant Program had been targeted at marginal seats.
Bridget McKenzie stepped down as Nationals deputy leader after it was discovered she was a member of one of the clubs that benefitted and she had not declared it.
It has since been revealed Mr Morrison's office suggested changes to grants recipients after government had entered caretaker mode ahead of the 2019 election.
The Greens senators said the way program had been run had undermined trust in democracy.
"We have heard from multiple clubs about how their trust in government has been shaken by their experience with this program," their letter reads.
The letter called on the Morrison government to apologise to clubs that missed out on a grant.
It also asked government to "fund a fair and transparent process, to ensure every local community across Australia can access the quality community sporting infrastructure they need".
Senator Rice introduced a private members bill in May to force Sport Australia to provide grants to applicants who were recommended but ignored by the minister.
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The Greens also called for funding for a federal integrity commission in the budget.
The government committed to creating a federal corruption watchdog in December 2018 but missed its own deadline to release the legislation.
"Providing for a strong, well-resourced integrity commission is critical to turn around declining public faith in politicians. This budget is an opportunity to make that happen," the Greens' letter said.
It comes as Auditor-General Grant Hehir used his agency's annual report to raise continued concerns about the sports grants program.
"This program was selected because it was administered by a corporate commonwealth entity not subject to the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines. For the public sector there are strong lessons in grants management and general administration that come from this audit," Mr Hehir said.
"They go to the core public sector values of being apolitical and providing the Australian Government with advice that is frank, honest, timely and based on the best available evidence.
"A major issue, which I believe remains unresolved, relates to how a minister can be the decision-maker with respect to the resources of a corporate entity. As corporate entities are established with the purpose of them being legally separate, this is a critical question for the operation of the public sector's financial and resource management framework."
Mr Hehir also said it was problematic that a Seante inquiry into the scandal had been attempting to get government documents through his office.
"In the course of the select committee's inquiry, numerous requests for audit information have been made. The legislative and policy framework in which the Auditor-General and ANAO operate reinforces that the Auditor-General and ANAO are custodians of documents belonging to others," Mr Hehir said.
"The documents are collected for audit purposes in order for the Auditor-General to form conclusions against the objectives of the audit according to auditing standards.
"It would be inconsistent with this framework for the ANAO to become an alternate source for the release of information that is the subject of a public interest immunity claim by the information owners."
