Report

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 23 — 1 December 2016, p. 761.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 27 — 13 February 2017, p. 913.

[3]        PM&C, Submission 1, p. 2. Section 61 of the Constitution places the executive power of the Commonwealth in The Queen and provides that it is exercisable by the Governor-General. Section 62 provides for the Executive Council and section 64 provides that the Governor-General may appoint a Minister of State to administer such Departments of State of the Commonwealth as the Governor-General in Council establishes.

[4]        PM&C, Submission 1, p. 2.

[5]        Ms Philippa Lynch, First Assistant Secretary, Government Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 2.

[6]        Ms Philippa Lynch, First Assistant Secretary, Government Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 2.

[7]        PM&C, Submission 1, p. 34.

[8]        Mr Peter Rush, Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary and Government Branch, Government Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 2.

[9]        PM&C, Submission 1, p. 4.

[10]      AAO, 'Summary of Changes', p. 2, 27 October 2016.

[11]      The Hon Angus Taylor MP, Assistant Minister for Digital Transformation, 'New Digital Agency establishes agenda', 28 October 2016, https://ministers.dpmc.gov.au/taylor/2016/new-digital-agency-establishes-agenda (accessed 9 March 2017). See also: https://www.dpmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/ministry_list_24_january_2017.pdf

[12]      Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Estimates Proof, 27 February 2017, p. 129.

[13]      Ms Nerida O'Loughlin, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Digital Transformation Agency, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 8.

[14]      Ms Nerida O'Loughlin, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Digital Transformation Agency, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, pp 5–6.

[16]      Answers to questions taken on notice at the 14 March hearing from Treasury, received 17 March 2017.

[17]      Mr Peter Robinson, Chief Operating Officer, Department of the Treasury, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, pp 11–12.

[18]      Mr Peter Robinson, Chief Operating Officer, Department of the Treasury, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, pp 10–11.

[19]      Mr Marty Robinson, Principal Adviser, Social Policy Division, Department of Treasury, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 12.

[20]      Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Supplementary Budget Estimates, 21 October 2015 Estimates Hansard, p. 34.

[21]      Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Additional Estimates, Estimates Hansard, 1 March 2017, pp 14–15.

[22]      Answers to questions taken on notice at 14 March hearing from Treasury, received 17 March 2017.

[23]      Answers to questions taken on notice at 14 March hearing from Treasury, received 17 March 2017.  See also Mr Marty Robinson, Principal Adviser, Social Policy Division, Department of Treasury, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 13.

[24]      See: http://mss.ministers.treasury.gov.au/media-release/001-2017/

[25]      Parliament of Australia, 'Hon Josh Frydenberg MP', https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=FKL (accessed 14 March 2017).

[26]      Mr Peter Rush, Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary and Government Branch, Government Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 3.

[27]      Answers to questions taken on notice at the 14 March hearing from Treasury, received 17 March 2017.

[28]      Parliament of Australia, 'Hon Christopher Pyne MP', https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=9V5 (accessed 14 March 2017).

[29]      Department of Defence, 'Department of Defence Ministers', https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/ (accessed 14 March 2017).

[30]      Mr Brendan Sergeant, Associate Secretary, Department of Defence, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 16.

[31]      Mr Brendan Sergeant, Associate Secretary, Department of Defence, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 16.

[32]      Mr Brendan Sergeant, Associate Secretary, Department of Defence, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 18.

[33]      Mr Brendan Sergeant, Associate Secretary, Department of Defence, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 17.

[34]      Mr Brendan Sergeant, Associate Secretary, Department of Defence, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 19.

Government Senators' Dissenting report

[1]        The Hon Angus Taylor MP, 'New Digital Agency establishes an agenda' 28 October 2016, https://ministers.dpmc.gov.au/taylor/2016/new-digital-agency-establishes-agenda (accessed 22 March 2017).

[2]        Ms Lerida O'Loughlin, Interim CEO, Digital Transformation Agency, Proof Estimates, 14 March 2017, p. 5.

[3]        Ms Lerida O'Loughlin, Interim CEO, Digital Transformation Agency, Proof Estimates, 14 March 2017, p. 5.

[4]        Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 6.

[5]        Mr Marty Robinson, Principal Adviser, Social Policy Division, The Treasury, Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, pp 12–13. See answers to questions taken on notice at 14 March hearing from Treasury, received 17 March 2017.

[6]        Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Supplementary Estimates, Estimates Hansard, 19 October 2016, pp 39–41.

[7]        Proof Hansard, 14 March 2017, p. 16.