Parliament of Victoria | Legislative Council | Notice of Motion 1566
12 August 2026
DAVID ETTERSHANK — To move —
That this House notes that —
- as of 3 August 2026, there have been 299 unanswered questions sent to ministers from the Legislative Council;
- some of these questions have remained unanswered for over a year;
- given recent cabinet reshuffles, it appears unlikely that questions will be responded to before the end of this Parliament at which time these matters will be declared discharged;
- this contravenes Standing Order 8.12(1), which states that “Ministers have a responsibility to provide, within a reasonable time, an answer which is relevant to the question”;
- this is another example of this Government’s disregard of transparency;
and calls on the Government to respond to questions before the end of this parliamentary term.
[Notice given on 12 August 2026 — Listed for 3 days].
