Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

In order to provide a proper and considered answer to that question I would need to consult with the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Industry. We have got substantial responsibility across these areas. The ICT Sustainability Plan 2010-2015 did not require the re-use of Australian paper and certainly did not mandate the use of Australian made paper; it was a guidance document to Australian government departments and agencies only. The plan expired in July 2015 and has not been renewed. Minister Hunt is writing to other ministers to ask that, wherever possible, agencies use 100 per cent recycled paper.