- Date
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21 Jun 2011
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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XENOPHON, Sen Nick
- Summary
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Amends the
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
to: prohibit the use of public money for advertising government policy unless it has been enacted in legislation, or both Houses of Parliament have agreed to the expenditure by resolution, or, in a national emergency, the minister has obtained the Leader of the Opposition’s consent to the expenditure; and provide for a penalty for any breach.