Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than midday on Monday, 6 November 2023:

(a) a copy of each individual submission, and each survey response, in relation to the draft Recycling and Waste Reduction (Export—Waste Paper and Cardboard) Rules 2023;

(b) any emails, file notes, briefing materials and other written correspondence between the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) and the Minister for the Environment and Water relating to the compilation of the 'Summary of stakeholder feedback', on the draft Recycling and Waste Reduction (Export—Waste Paper and Cardboard) Rules 2023, that is scheduled to be publicly released this month; and

(c) any emails, file notes, briefing materials, and other written correspondence between DCCEEW and the staff of the Minister for the Environment and Water relating to the compilation of the 'Summary of stakeholder feedback', on the draft Recycling and Waste Reduction (Export—Waste Paper and Cardboard) Rules 2023, that is scheduled to be publicly released this month.

Question agreed to.

Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Cash, I move:

That—

(a) the Senate notes that, as at 3 pm on Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 314 questions on notice from the May 2023-24 Budget estimates remain unanswered and are overdue:

(i) Attorney-General's, 23 questions,

(ii) Defence, 27 questions,

(iii) Employment and Workplace Relations, 4 questions,

(iv) Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2 questions,

(v) Health and Aged Care, 191 questions,

(vi) Industry, Science and Resources, 3 questions,

(vii) Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, 22 questions,

(viii) Prime Minister and Cabinet, 3 questions, and

(ix) Treasury, 39 questions; and

(b) there be laid on the table by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, by no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 19 October 2023, the answers to all 314 unanswered questions on notice from the May 2023-24 Budget estimates.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The government welcomes the opportunity to speak about its performance when responding to estimates questions on notice. A total of 8,628 questions were placed on notice at the 2023-24 budget estimates. Only 287 remained unanswered, which represents three per cent of the total. This contrasts with the performance of the former government, which routinely tabled hundreds of answers to questions on notice on the morning of estimates hearings or whilst they were underway.

Question agreed to.