QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator CADELL (New South Wales) (14:50): My question is to the Minister of the Environment and Water, Senator Watt. Senator, there has been a barrage of complaints from the public regarding the rollout of the Bureau of Meteorology website, including one from your colleague the climate change and energy minister, Mr Bowen, where he said: The bureau clearly has work to do in that it has lost community confidence in the new website.

Were you, your office or your department included in a pre-rollout of the $4 million website, and, if so, when?