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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 19/06/2001 : FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO : Austrade : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —I declare open this meeting of the Senate Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Legislation Committee. I welcome back Senator Hill, the minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Trade, and I welcome the officers of Austrade. The committee will first examine the proposed expenditure for

Date: 19/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4990/0004 - Source: SENATE

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 19/06/2001 : FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PORTFOLIO : Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —The committee will now put to the department questions relating to the portfolio overview and then proceed to particulars of proposed expenditure for outputs 1.1.1 to 1.1.6. Are there any questions relating to the portfolio overview? Senator COOK —Did Mr Downer take a helicopter to the venue of the

Date: 19/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4990/0006 - Source: SENATE

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RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 19/06/2001 : transport and regional services portfolio : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —I declare open this public hearing of the Senate, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee. The committee will continue its consideration of the 2001-02 budget estimates for the Department of Transport and Regional Services. Answers to questions taken on notice and additional information for this hearing should

Date: 19/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/5029/0003 - Source: SENATE

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RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 19/06/2001 : transport and regional services portfolio : Department of Transport and Regional Services : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —Senator Mackay? Senator MACKAY —Thank you, Chair. I just want to ask some further questions in relation to the Wide Bay-Burnett package. Just in terms of getting a picture about how this emerged, how many regional solutions applications were received from that area? Ms Varova —From Wide Bay-Burnett? Senator

Date: 19/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/5029/0005 - Source: SENATE

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ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 07/06/2001 : TREASURY PORTFOLIO : Australian Competition and Consumer Commission : [Senate Estimates]

ACTING CHAIR (Senator Murphy) —I welcome Professor Fels to the table. Professor Fels, do you wish to make any opening statement? Prof. Fels —No. ACTING CHAIR —Proceed to questions, Senator Conroy. Senator CONROY —Thank you. According to your press release just after the budget, $15.8 million has been granted to

Date: 07/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4909/0005 - Source: SENATE

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EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE RELATIONS, SMALL BUSINESS AND EDUCATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 07/06/2001 : Education, Training and Youth Affairs Portfolio : Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —The committee is continuing consideration of budget estimates for Education, Training and Youth Affairs. We will continue with outcome 1: schools systems. Senator CARR —I am trying to work out whether or not the ARC is required to come up. CHAIR —Can we rule the ARC out? Senator Ellison

Date: 07/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4913/0004 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION : 07/06/2001 : Communications, information technology and the arts portfolio : Special Broadcasting Service : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —I declare open these estimates hearings and welcome the officers from SBS to yet another session of estimates. Senator MARK BISHOP —I have one or two issues to pursue, and then I understand that my colleague Senator Faulkner has an issue that he wishes to pursue which is dear

Date: 07/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4917/0004 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION : 07/06/2001 : Communications, information technology and the arts portfolio : Australia Post : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —I welcome Mr Ryan and the officers of Australia Post. Senator MARK BISHOP —The first issue I want to discuss, Mr Ryan, is the special dividend payment to the government by Australia Post. You would have seen the article in this morning's Financial Review . When did the government

Date: 07/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4917/0006 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION : 07/06/2001 : Communications, information technology and the arts portfolio : Australian Communications Authority : [Senate Estimates]

Senator MARK BISHOP —The first issue I wish to raise with you is the proposed auction of the two space licences. I am advised that the orbit locations have been available since 1977. Perhaps you can tell me, Mr Shaw, since when have the locations for space licences, for which

Date: 07/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4917/0008 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION : 07/06/2001 : Communications, information technology and the arts portfolio : Telstra : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —We will now commence on Telstra. Senator MARK BISHOP —I welcome Mr Stanhope and the other officers of Telstra to this estimates consideration. For the record, I have just had a brief private discussion with Mr Stanhope to ask him how Telstra calculated the imposition of the GST. Mr

Date: 07/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4917/0010 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION : 07/06/2001 : Communications, information technology and the arts portfolio : Australian Broadcasting Corporation : [Senate Estimates]

Senator Alston —Mr Chairman, before we formally commence with the ABC could I draw the committee's attention to the death of Mr Peter Lidbetter, after a long illness, on last Saturday June 2. Those of us who have been around for a while will remember Mr Lidbetter's frequent appearances at

Date: 07/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4917/0012 - Source: SENATE

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ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS LEGISLATION : 07/06/2001 : Communications, information technology and the arts portfolio : Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts : [Senate Estimates]

Senator MARK BISHOP —I am going to be asking Dr Watt about the advertising campaign arising out of Besley, and I have a series of questions arising out of the Besley inquiry report response—mobile phones, communities of 500 plus and other areas, the national communications fund, the online technical assistance

Date: 07/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4917/0014 - Source: SENATE

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ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 06/06/2001 : Treasury Portfolio : Australian Taxation Office : [Senate Estimates]

Senator COOK —I had a series of questions which manfully were answered by Mr Smith before we referred them to this section. I am not going to go through them again. Then I had a question on deferral of measures, really about the budget papers, and it is there I

Date: 06/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4908/0006 - Source: SENATE

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EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE RELATIONS, SMALL BUSINESS AND EDUCATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 06/06/2001 : Education, Training and Youth Affairs Portfolio : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —Today we are considering the continuation of budget estimates. The committee will be working directly from the portfolio budget statements 2001-02. Today the committee will commence the Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio. We are required to report to the Senate by 20 June, and the committee has fixed

Date: 06/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4912/0003 - Source: SENATE

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EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE RELATIONS, SMALL BUSINESS AND EDUCATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 06/06/2001 : Education, Training and Youth Affairs Portfolio : Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —We go to cross-portfolio questions. Senator CARR —Good morning. We have had a discussion within the committee. First of all, we reserve Friday for a spillover day as per usual, but our intention is to seek to conclude consideration of the departmental estimates by Thursday night, if that is

Date: 06/06/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4912/0005 - Source: SENATE

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