Senate Estimates Briefs and QoNs

Question

Please provide a copy of the index of Senate Estimates briefs that were prepared for the Department/Agency for the Senate Estimates hearings held 25 May to 5 June 2026. Please provide a list of the questions on notice from the previous Senate Estimates hearings outlining the following: 1. the number of the Question on Notice; 2. the Senator who asked the Question on Notice; 3. the date the draft response to the Question on Notice was provided to the Minister's office; 4. the date the Minister's office provided approval for the Question on Notice to be tabled; 5. the date the Question on Notice was provided to the Committee; and 6. whether the draft response was different to the tabled response. Is the department/agency aware that questions asked at Senate Estimates and questions asked in writing following the Senate Estimates hearing are to be treated in the same manner?

Answer

See the attached response.

Documents

• Question with answer (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
• BI-279_Hume_Senate Estimates Briefs and QoNs_DISR.pdf (opens in a new tab)