Abetz, Sen Eric

Senator Abetz asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, Minister representing the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, Minister representing the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare and Minister representing the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, upon notice, on 29 August 2011: (1) How many Code of Conduct investigations have there been within the Minister's portfolio for the financial years: (a) 2010-11; and (b) 2011-to date. (2) How many investigations established: (a) a breach; or (b) no breach, of the Code of Conduct. (3) In each case, what provisions of the Code of Conduct were thought to have been breached. (4) What penalties were applied where the Code of Conduct was broken. (5) How many investigations are ongoing.