Dean Smith (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Monday, 20 February 2023, any briefing notes, file notes, emails, correspondence or other records of interaction since 23 May 2022 between:

(a) the Commonwealth Grants Commission and the Treasurer and/or the

Treasurer's office;

(b) the Department of the Treasury and the Treasurer and/or the Treasurer's

office;

(c) the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Treasurer and/or

the Treasurer's office; or

(d) the Treasurer and/or the Treasurer's office and state or territory treasurers

and/or the offices of state or territory treasurers; in relation to:

(e) the distribution of GST revenue;

(f) the GST formula;

(g) the statutory review of the operation of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Every State and Territory Gets Their Fair Share of GST) Act 2018, required by section 4 of that Act; or

(h) Western Australia's 70 cent GST floor.

Question agreed to.

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Finance, by no later than midday on Monday, 20 February 2023, any briefing notes, file notes, emails, correspondence or other records of interaction since 23 May 2022 between:

(a) the Commonwealth Grants Commission and the Minister for Finance and/or

the Minister's office;

(b) the Department of the Treasury and the Minister for Finance and/or the

Minister's office;

(c) the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Minister for Finance and/or the Minister's office; or

(d) the Minister for Finance and/or the Minister's office and state or territory ministers for Finance and/or the offices of state or territory ministers for finance;

in relation to:

(e) the distribution of GST revenue;

(f) the GST formula;

(g) the statutory review of the operation of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Every State and Territory Gets Their Fair Share of GST) Act 2018, required by section 4 of that Act; or

(h) Western Australia's 70 cent GST floor.

Question agreed to.

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than midday on Monday, 20 February 2023, any briefing notes, file notes, emails, correspondence or other records of interaction since 23 May 2022 between:

(a) the Commonwealth Grants Commission and the Prime Minister and/or the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;

(b) the Department of the Treasury and the Prime Minister and/or the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;

(c) the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Minister for

Finance and/or the Minister's office, or

(d) the Prime Minister and/or the Prime Minister's office and state or territory premiers or chief ministers for Finance and/or the offices of state or territory premiers or chief ministers;

in relation to:

(e) the distribution of GST revenue;

(f) the GST formula;

(g) the statutory review of the operation of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Every State and Territory Gets Their Fair Share of GST) Act 2018, required by section 4 of that Act; or

(h) Western Australia's 70 cent GST floor.

Question agreed to.