Senator Abetz asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 9 September 2011: With reference to the answer to Question No. 7 taken on notice during the 2011-2012 Budget Estimates hearings of the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee in May 2011, in relation to Australia Post: (1) Were the 18 cases each settled for $12,500 in total or in each case; if in total, can a breakdown be provided for the total settlement on each case. (2) In relation to the legal costs for these cases: (a) were they external or internal legal costs; and (b) (i) if they were internal, how much was spent, and (ii) if they were external, how much was spent?