Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

The Chief Statistician of the ABS is responsible for determining the content and the objectives of the testing program for the census test. The ABS did not seek the government's agreement to the topics to be included in the census test. The ABS sometimes prints multiple versions for testing in different locations, and it is a matter for the ABS to determine which tests ultimately go into the field. On the matter of topics to be included in the 2020-21 census, the ABS provided advice to the government and the government is currently considering the recommendations.

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