Senate debates

Monday, 10 September 2012

Questions on Notice

Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Question No. 2004)

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

asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 10 August 2012:

With reference to the answer to question no. 176 taken on notice during the Budget estimates hearings of the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee in May 2012 and, in particular, the last paragraph which stated that the draft response was forwarded to the Minister’s office in mid April 2012: what was the exact date that the draft response was forwarded to the Minister’s office.

Photo of Stephen ConroyStephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | | Hansard source

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

The draft response to Senate Estimates Question on Notice 176 was provided to the Minister’s Office on 12 April 2012.