Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) Given the very broad nature of the question attempting to answer this question would cause an unreasonable diversion of resources.

(2) In 2008 the Australian Government introduced a Lobbying Code of Conduct and established a Register of Lobbyists to ensure that contact between lobbyists and Commonwealth Government representatives is conducted in accordance with public expectations of transparency, integrity and honesty.

The Department has published one best practice procedure: Practical place-based approaches: A Better Practice Guide, March 2012.

The National Compact: working together was launched in March 2010, and is an agreement between the Australian Government and the not-for-profit sector to find new and better ways of working together based on mutual trust, respect and collaboration. All Commonwealth portfolios are committed to the National Compact and NFPs are able to become National Compact partners on a voluntary basis. The National Compact was co-created by the government and a broad range of not-for-profit organisations following extensive consultation.

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) does not create the documents listed at (a) to (e) for the non-government sector. The ANAO does issue better practice guides to assist departments and agencies to improve their administration, but these better practices are not formal requirements. These better practice guides are available at:

http://www.anao.gov.au/​Publications/​Better-Practice-Guides.

The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) provides guidelines for the APS employment framework and APS Public Service Bargaining Framework and advice on the APS Values and Code of Conduct. These documents are available at:

http://www.apsc.gov.au/​publications-and-media/​current-publications/​aps-public-service-bargaining-framework

http://www.apsc.gov.au/​publications-and-media/​current-publications/​aps-public-service-bargaining-framework/​supporting-guidance

http://www.apsc.gov.au/​aps-employment-policy-and-advice/​employment-framework

http://www.apsc.gov.au/​aps-employment-policy-and-advice/​aps-values-and-code-of-conduct

(3) Annual Regulatory Plans are managed within the Finance and Deregulation Portfolio. Please refer to the response provided by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation to question 2469.

(4) Annual Regulatory Plans are managed within the Finance and Deregulation Portfolio. Please refer to the response provided by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation to question 2469.

(5) Annual Regulatory Plans are managed within the Finance and Deregulation Portfolio. Please refer to the response provided by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation to question 2469.

(6) None of the agencies in the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio impose cost-recovery schemes on the non-government sector.