Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 24 March 2011:

(1) Have any departmental officials been appointed to work on the Government's proposed East Timor Regional Processing Centre; if so, how many.

(2) How many hours have been spent by departmental officials working on this proposal.

(3) What is the total cost to date (including staffing, travel and accommodation expenses, etc) for his department in contributing to the development and promotion of this proposal.

(4) How many representations have departmental officials made to regional governments on this proposal, and what were the dates of each representation.

(5) How many written briefings on the processing centre has he received from his department, and did any of these briefings raise a concern that the proposal was having a negative effect on Australia's relations with other governments in the region.

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