Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Liddle, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Social Services, by no later than 5 pm on Wednesday, 16 October 2024:

(a) the number of government consultations undertaken by the Department of Social Services (DSS) that required participants to sign non-disclosure agreements since the start of the parliamentary term;

(b) the subject matter of the consultations that required participants to sign non-disclosure agreements since the start of the parliamentary term;

(c) the number of non-disclosure agreements signed by community sector organisations and other stakeholders as a condition of participating in government consultation undertaken by DSS since the start of the parliamentary term;

(d) the number of community sector organisations that refused to sign non-disclosure agreements as a condition of participating in government consultation undertaken by DSS since the start of the parliamentary term; and

(e) the number of breaches of government non-disclosure agreements that have been legally pursued since the start of the parliamentary term and actions taken by DSS.