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(2) Yes. Details of planned interstate trips for 2009-10 are at Attachment A.

(3) Refer to response to part (2).

(4) Refer to response to part (2).

Date	Meeting	Purpose	Attendees
21/8/09	Housing Ministers Advisory Committee	Advisory Committee to Housing Ministers’	Martin Hehir Maureen Sheehan
28/8/09	Native Title Ministers’ Meeting	Meeting of Minister’s responsible for Native Title	Brett Phillips
25/9/09	Housing Ministers’ Conference	Meeting of Minister’s responsible for Housing	Minister Hargreaves Martin Hehir
2/10/09	Minister’s Conference on the status of Women (MINCO)	Meeting of Minister’s responsible for Women	Minister Gallagher Sandra Lambert Anna Fieldhouse Gabrielle Hummel
5&6/11/09	Community and Disability Services Ministers’ Advisory Council	Advisory committee to Community and Disability Services Ministers’ Conference	Brett Phillips
6/11/09	Multicultural and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs	Advisory Committee Ministerial Council Meeting	Martin Hehir
24-27/11/09	6th National Housing Conference	National Housing Conference	Minister Hargreaves (not attending) Martin Hehir (tentative) Maureen Sheehan (tentative)

Public service—staff training
(Question No 253)

Mr Seselja asked the Minister for Disability and Housing, upon notice, on 18 August 2009:

(1) How much has been budgeted in 2009-10 for staff training in the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services.

(2) What are the details for any training courses that are already planned for 2009-10.

(3) What are the (a) objectives and (b) costs of the courses referred to in part (2).

(4) Who from the Minister’s (a) office and (b) department will participate in the courses referred to in part (2).

Mr Hargreaves: The answer to the member’s question is as follows: