Senate debates

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Government Advertising

Order

4:34 pm

Photo of Michael RonaldsonMichael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Special Minister of State and Scrutiny of Government Waste) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary, no later than 2 pm on 23 June 2010, a copy of the draft: (a) letter to the Treasurer; and (b) statement to Parliament, both of which were prepared by the Department of Finance and Deregulation, and provided to the Minister on 14 May 2010, and which relate to the request from the Treasurer, of 10 May 2010, for an exemption from the Guidelines on Information and Advertising Campaigns by Australian Government Departments and Agencies for the proposed advertising campaign relating to the Government’s tax reforms.

Photo of Kerry O'BrienKerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—The government opposes this motion. We recognise that it has a majority in the chamber. We will not be calling a division.

Question agreed to.