(1)   Does the Minister and/or Parliamentary Secretary have a departmentally maintained website or websites; if so, can a list of these websites be provided.

(2)   Can a list be provided of all redevelopments (including re-skins) of these websites since 24 November 2007, including:

(a)   the total cost for each redevelopment;

(b)   who undertook each redevelopment; and

(c)   whether the website, or draft versions thereof, were market-tested before going live; if so, by whom and what was the total cost of the market testing.

(3)   Does the department

(a)   post all of the Minister’s and/or Parliamentary Secretary’s press releases, speeches and transcripts on these websites; and

(b)   have any guidelines for the posting of political material on these websites.

(4)   Has the department ever refused to post material on these websites due to their political nature; if so, on how many occasions?

(1)   Yes. The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy’s website.

(2)   No redevelopment undertaken since November 2007.

(3)  

(a)   Media releases - Yes. Speeches - No, only speeches specifically selected by the Minister’s Media Adviser. Transcripts - No.

(b)   No. The Department does not have specific formal guidelines governing the publishing of political material but is guided by the APS Values and Code of Conduct and relevant sections of the Public Service Act 1999 in addition to the ‘Guidelines for Ministerial and Departmental Websites’ published by the Department of Finance and Deregulation (Australian Government Information Management Office).

(4)   No.