Senate debates Questions on Notice
Status of Women (Question No. 1155)
Michaelia Cash WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration
asked the Minister representing the Minister for the Status of Women, upon notice, on 12 September 2011:
(1) What is the status of each 2010 election commitment within the portfolio.
(2) Which election commitments are experiencing slippages.
(3) Why have these slippages occurred.
(4) Where relevant, what are the revised implementation dates.
(5) What are the implications of this slippage
Penny Wong SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation
The Minister for the Status of Women has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
(1) The Government's 2010 election commitments relevant to the FaHCSIA portfolio are in progress. A number of commitments have been delivered.
(2) to (5) The implementation of the Government's 2010 election commitments relevant to the FaHCSIA portfolio is proceeding broadly in line with announced timetables.