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Tuesday, 8 May 2012
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Cyber White Paper

(Question No. 1732)

Senator Ludlam asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 22 March 2012:

With reference to the development of the Cyber White Paper:

(a) which agencies are involved in the paper;

(b) will a draft be released for community consultation;

(c) what is the expected release date;

(d) does the Cyber White Paper Committee plan to take evidence through public hearings; and

(e) what budget and staffing resources have been allocated.

Corrigendum: On 11 April 2012, Senator Ludlam's office advised that the reference to 'the Cyber White Paper Committee' in part (d) of QON 1732 should read 'the Cyber Policy Coordinator and the Cyber Security Policy and Coordination Committee'.

Senator Chris Evans: The Prime Minister has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(a) The following agencies have been members of the governance committees associated with developing the Cyber White Paper:

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Attorney-General's Department

AusAID

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Australian Crime Commission

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

Australian Federal Police

Australian Government Information Management Office

Australian Postal Corporation

Australian Taxation Office

Department of Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy

Department of Defence

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Department of Finance and Deregulation

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Department of Human Services

Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education

Department of Infrastructure and Transport

Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts & Sport

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Office of Best Practice Regulation

Office of National Assessments

Treasury.

(b) No, however there was an extensive public consultation process undertaken as part of the development of the Cyber White Paper.

(c) Mid 2012.

(d) No, however there was an extensive public consultation process undertaken as part of the development of the Cyber White Paper.

(e) Costs for the Cyber White Paper are being met from the current departmental allocation. Approximately $250,000 has been allocated to the Cyber White Paper. At its peak, 11 officials from across Government were working on the Cyber White Paper.