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

asked the Minister for Human Services, 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.

Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

Consistent with longstanding practice, the Department of Human Services (the Department) provides a range of briefings to me, including electorate data that may be used to support my attendance at events around Australia. Consideration of these briefs is a matter for the Australian Government.

The Department also makes available some electorate-by-electorate data on the programs it delivers across Australia on behalf of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, the Department of Health and Ageing and the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. This data is publicly available at the following website:

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/corporate/publications-and-resources/facts-and-figures/electorate-data/