Hon. Kate Doust asks the Minister for Commerce about the Department of Commerce's membership in the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), including reasons for membership, decision-making process, costs, and tangible benefits. The Minister requests more time to provide a complete answer.

AnsweredQoN 196Legislative Council
Asked
16 March 2016
Portfolio
Commerce

QuestionView source ↗

DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE — COMMITTEE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AUSTRALIA
196. Hon KATE DOUST to the Minister for
Commerce:
I refer to the Department of Commerce's membership of the
Committee for Economic Development of Australia.
(1) Why is the Department of Commerce a member
of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia?
(2) Who made the decision to have the department become a member of
CEDA?
(3) How much does the membership cost the Department of Commerce?
(4) What tangible benefits has the membership delivered to the
Department of Commerce?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
It is not possible for the Department of Commerce to provide me with all
the requested information within the time available, so I will provide the
honourable member with the answer on the next sitting day.

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