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

asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 30 October 2012:

Since 1 July 2010, have any electorate-by electorate dissections for actual or potential Government programs, initiatives or decisions been prepared by departments, agencies or authorities within the Minister's portfolio; if so, for each dissection; (a) what has been its purpose; (b) what resources have been used; (c) who requested it (d) to whom has it been circulated; and (e) can a copy be provided.

Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

There have been no electorate-by-electorate dissections for actual or potential government programs, initiatives or decisions prepared by the department, its agencies or authorities within this portfolio.

We respond to requests for information, for example, requests from media and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, for different electorates, but we do not do 'electorate-by-electorate' dissections.