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→Package of briefing materials for Parliamentary Committee appearances of Ministers and deputy heads
==Package of briefing materials for Parliamentary Committee appearances of Ministers and deputy heads==
==Package of briefing materials for Parliamentary Committee appearances of Ministers and deputy heads==
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'''Q1: Do we need to publish Committee binders when an Assistant Deputy Minister attends instead of a Deputy Minister?'''
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It will depend on the circumstances: if a deputy head, or person in a position of equivalent rank, is invited to appear and plans to appear and materials are prepared for them, but for some reason is unable to appear and an ADM appears in their place, then the materials would need to be proactively published because it was prepared for the appearance of a deputy head or a person in a position of equivalent rank.
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In contrast, if an ADM is invited to appear before a committee of Parliament in their own right, the requirement does not apply.<blockquote>Briefing materials
88 The head of a government entity shall cause to be published in electronic form
(c) within 120 days after an appearance before a committee of Parliament, the package of briefing materials that is prepared for the deputy head or the person for the purpose of that appearance.</blockquote></div>
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'''Q2: Would briefing material prepared for an appearance before the Senate need to be proactively published?'''
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The section 88(c) requirement applies to appearances before a committee of either of the two Houses of Parliament: the House of Commons or the Senate.
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