Senator HEFFERNAN (New South Wales) (15:39): I move: That the Senate take note of the minister's failure to provide these answers. I think it is fair to say that, if the Senate estimates process is to be fair dinkum, we need due notice to be able to give sensible responses to answers to questions on notice. It is not much good—for example, in the lead-up to the additional estimates in February—to get the answers the night before. Senator Boyce: Or the morning of. Senator HEFFERNAN: That is not a fair go— Senator Sterle interjecting— Senator HEFFERNAN: and I have to say that Senator Sterle understands this issue and has written to the minister. I understand that all human endeavour has failure, but we have to be fair dinkum about this. I am sure there are a lot of people in the department who go home feeling they have not achieved much in life who could take the time to answer. I would suggest that these questions are probably on the minister's desk but, for some strange reason, they have not answered a single question out of 87—not one. I do not think it is a fair thing to the parliament, I do not think it is fair thing for the scrutiny of government, I do not think it is a fair thing for the estimates committee, and it is about time the game was smartened up. Question agreed to.