59258 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister for the Public Service

59258 (2025). Camilla Belich to the Minister for the Public Service: What advice, information, or draft materials relating to the Public Service Commission’s communications approach to the industrial action on 23 October 2025 were provided to ministers before 23 October 2025, and how does she reconcile her statement in the House on 12 November 2025 that “a communications strategy is not the same as a paid advertising campaign, which I was not aware of - a paid advertising campaign” with the disclosure in Written Question 54595 (2025) that on 10 October 2025, ministers received the Public Service Commission’s aide-memoire, draft communications strategy, draft media statements, and social-media tiles relating to that campaign?

Hon Judith Collins: I refer the member to written questions 53190 and 54526 (2025). The reference to 10 October in WPQ 54595 (2025) refers to the date the aide-memoire was created. Draft media statements, social media tiles, and updated communications strategies were provided after 10 October as indicated in the WPQs referred to.