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Thursday, 16 June 2005
Page: 206


Senator Chris Evans asked the Minister representing the Minister for Ageing, upon notice, on 4 May 2005:

With reference to the department and/or its agencies:

(1)   For each financial year from 2000-01 to 2004-05 to date: (a) how many consultants were engaged by the department and/or its agencies to conduct surveys of community attitudes to departmental programs and what was the total cost; and (b) for each consultancy: (i) what was the cost, (ii) who was the consultant, and (iii) was this consultant selected by tender; if so, was the tender select or open; if not, why not.

(2)   Were any of the surveys released publicly; if so, in each case, when was the material released; if not, in each case, what was the basis for not releasing the material publicly.


Senator Patterson (Minister for Family and Community Services and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues) —The Minister for Ageing has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

The Minister for Health and Ageing is providing a detailed response in relation to the portfolio as a whole.

There were no consultants engaged by the department or its agencies concerned with the areas of responsibility of the Minister for Ageing that conducted surveys of community attitudes towards departmental programs.