- Date
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31 Oct 2005
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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TANNER, Lindsay
- Summary
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Amends the
Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998
to: extend to 12 months the period over which policy costings can be obtained from the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Finance and Administration, prior to an election; enable the opposition party to deal directly with the secretaries of the departments; and impose a confidentiality requirement on the secretaries.