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Title

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Treasury: Media Management Contract

Database

Senate Hansard

Date

17-03-2009

Source

Senate

Parl No.

42

Electorate

South Australia

Interjector

 

Page

1832

Party

LP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

465

Questioner

Minchin, Sen Nick

Responder

Sherry, Sen Nick

Speaker

 

Stage

Treasury: Media Management Contract

Type

 

Context

Answers to Questions on Notice

System Id

chamber/hansards/2009-03-17/0241


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Tuesday, 17 March 2009
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Senator Minchin asked the Minister representing the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, upon notice, on 30 May 2008:

Since 1 July 2006: (a) has the department or any agency in the Minister’s portfolio engaged: (i) CMAX Communications, (ii) Maximum Communications, (iii) Mr Christian Taubenschlag, (iv) Ms Tara Taubenschlag, or (v) any company operated by Mr Christian Taubenschlag or Ms Tara Taubenschlag; and (b) if so, in each case: (i) when was the engagement, (ii) what was the nature of the engagement, (iii) what was the value of the engagement, (iv) what was the term of the engagement, (v) was the engagement entered into after a competitive process; if not, why not, and (vi) did the Minister or any of his/her staff have a role in recommending this engagement.


Senator Sherry (Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law) —The Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

As published in Hansard on 13 November 2008, the Treasurer provided the following response on behalf of all Treasury portfolio Ministers.

Australian Accounting Standards Board

The AASB has never at any time engaged any of these companies.

Australian Bureau of Statistics

The ABS has never at any time engaged any of these companies.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Since 1 July 2006 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has not engaged CMAX Communications, Maximum Communications, Mr Christian Taubenschlag, Ms Tara Taubenschlag, or any company operated by Mr Christian Taubenschlag or Ms Tara Taubenschlag.

Australian Office of Financial Management

The AOFM has never at any time engaged any of these companies.

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

APRA has never at any time engaged any of these companies.

Australian Securities and Investment Commission

ASIC has not engaged in any way with any of the companies mentioned above since 1 July 2006.

Australian Taxation Office

The ATO has never at any time engaged any of these companies.

Corporations and Markets Advisory Board

CAMAC has never at any time engaged any of these companies.

Inspector-General of Taxation

The IGT has never at any time engaged any of these companies.

National Competition Council

The NCC has never at any time engaged any of these companies.

Productivity Commission

The Productivity Commission has never at any time engaged any of these companies.

Royal Australian Mint

The RAM have not engaged any of these companies or people since 1 July 2006.

The Treasury

The Treasury has never at any time engaged any of these companies.