Senator Kate Lundy, Shadow Minister Assisting on Information Technology, kicked off Senate question time today by attacking the Federal Government for failing to allocate funds desperately needed by departments and agencies trying to deal with the Y2K problem.
Senator Lundy revealed that leaked Department of Finance and Administration documents showed that the Government is under-funding 37 Departments and Agencies by $110 million needed to solve internal problems relating to the Millennium Bug.
According to the DOFA documents, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) received only 37% of the $7 million needed to ensure that its computer system is Y2K compliant.
Senator Lundy will tomorrow move a Notice of Motion compelling the Government to table the individual reports and associated documents provided to DOFA by each Commonwealth department and agency on their progress in relation to Y2K compliance.
Contact: Simon Tatz on 0418 488295 .
