VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING —
PROSECUTIONS
1196. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to my three requests, the
first one dating back to 3 September 2019, some 50 days ago, seeking access to
correspondence between the commonwealth and the state government in relation to
the use of telehealth under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019.
(1) Why has the minister not satisfied his obligations
under section 82 of the Financial Management Act 2006 within 14 days of
a request for information by the Parliament?
(2) Is the
minister now in a position to table the information that I seek?
(3) If no to (2),
when will the minister be in a position to table this information, which is
directly relevant to the consideration of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill
2019?
Hon ALANNA
CLOHESY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The Minister for
Health regrettably advises that he is not in a position to table the
information sought.