Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, upon notice, on 29 August 2011:

(1) How many Code of Conduct investigations have there been within the Minister's portfolio for the financial years: (a) 2010 - 11; and (b) 2011 - to date.

(2) How many investigations established: (a) a breach; or (b) no breach, of the Code of Conduct.

(3) In each case, what provisions of the Code of Conduct were thought to have been breached.

(4) What penalties were applied where the Code of Conduct was broken.

(5) How many investigations are ongoing.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

(1) (a) Six. (b) Four.

(2) (a) Nine. (b) One.

(3) Section 13, subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (7) and (11).

(4) Employees resigned before Code of Conduct investigation was complete; deductions from salary by way of a fine; reprimand.

(5) None.