George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Minister for the Arts and Sport) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Carr, earlier in the debate you inquired as to some answers to questions that you had placed on notice in estimates. I now indicate to you formally, as I indicated to you informally earlier in the day, that the information that you sought in estimates is being assembled. I am told that most of the work required to respond to your question has been completed and that the information that has been assembled is now being checked and will be provided to you as soon as that has been done. I also indicate—and this is not something I indicated to you informally, but I should say it for the record—that my instructions are that the date set by the relevant estimates committee for the provision of answers to questions taken on notice has not yet expired. You should assume, Senator Carr, that the information will be provided to you on or before the date set for the provision of answers to questions taken on notice.