David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs, upon notice, on 25 March 2011:

(1) Have any departmental officials been appointed to work on the Government's proposed East Timor Regional Processing Centre; if so, how many.

(2) How many hours have been spent by departmental officials working on this proposal.

(3) To date, what is the total cost for the department in contributing to the development and promotion of this proposal, including, but not limited to, staffing, travel and accommodation expenses.

(4) How many representations have departmental officials made to regional governments on this proposal, and what were the dates of each representation.

(5) How many written briefings on the proposed processing centre has the Minister received from the department, and did any of these briefings raise a concern that the proposal was having a negative effect on Australia's relations with other governments in the region.