Senator Chris Evans: The Prime Minister has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question: On 2 March 2011 the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Standing Committee of Senators’ Interests for inquiry and report: The development of a draft code of conduct for senators, with particular reference to: (a) the operation of codes of conduct in other parliaments; (b) who could make a complaint in relation to breaches of a code and how those complaints might be considered; (c) the role of the proposed Parliamentary Integrity Commissioner in upholding a code; and (d) how a code might be enforced and what sanctions could be available to the parliament. The committee is due to report on 28 November 2011. This inquiry is being undertaken in parallel with a similar reference to the House of Representatives Privileges and Members' Interests Committee. The Government will respond in due course to the reports of these committees. The honourable senator’s attention is drawn to the resignation of the Member for Dobell as chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on 23 August 2011.