Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That answers be provided by 13 January 2014 to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee in respect of estimates questions to the Department of Education lodged with its predecessor committee in the course of the Budget estimates hearings in June 2013 which remained unanswered at the beginning of the new parliament.

Question agreed to.

Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr President, I seek leave to make a short statement.

John Hogg (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Women) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In opposing this motion, I note that such a motion was not made after the last change of government and that such a motion has not been made since 2004. When the new parliament was formed on 11 November, these questions put to the former government and the department expired. In light of the new parliament, government and machinery of government changes, senators may review and, if necessary, resubmit questions to the committee in additional estimates on 20 February as is standard practice.