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Monday, 3 April 2000
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Senator Faulkner asked the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 23 February 2000:

Has the department, or any agency of the department, provided an annual return of income and expenditure for the 1997-98 and 1998-99 financial years pursuant to section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; if so, can a copy of those statements be provided; if not, what, in detail, are the reasons for not providing those statements.


Senator Alston (Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) —The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

Yes. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided this information in its annual report, as required by section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. The information can be found at Appendix 3 (pages 189 - 194) of the 1997-98 annual report and Appendix 7 (pages 147 - 152) of the 1998-99 annual report. The information has been tabled in Parliament and is also available on the department's website (www.affa.gov.au).