The Prime Minister and the Treasurer will be releasing, subject to final Party

Room approval, the Governments Tax Reform Plan at 4.00pm AEST on Thursday

13 Aug 1998. The Treasurer has indicated that a lockup will be available for

media, based in the main Committee Room area in Parliament House, Canberra.

The lockup will commence at 11.00am AEST on 13 August and conclude at 4.00pm.

As usual, security considerations are paramount in the lockup arrangements.

To obtain entry to the lockup, media representatives must sign and have

witnessed by a Treasury official the usual necessary ‘Form of Undertaking’.

Attendees will be required to produce proof of their bona fides as an employee

of a media organisation prior to signing the Undertaking and thereupon will

gain entry to the lockup.

Any breach in the letter and spirit of the Undertaking and in the use of the

lockup facility will be regarded most seriously. Your particular attention

is drawn to the fact that breaches of the terms of the Undertaking may be in

contravention of section 79(3) of the Crimes Act 1914.

As usual, participating organisations will bear the full cost of the arrangements.

The Tax Reform Plan will be electronically available at the lockup. The electronic

version can be saved on disk in any available format. Prior arrangements are

to be made with Treasury as shown below.

General

A plan of the Committee Rooms with designated space allocation will be displayed

in the Press Gallery before the lockup. Due to the limited space available

minimum, essential employees only.

Please be advised that the lockup will be conducted in a non-smoking environment.

Parliament House regulations also do not permit the bringing of alcohol into

the lockup area.

You are reminded of the usual terms and conditions for entry to lockup. We

particularly remind prospective attendees that:

Storage facilities for such equipment will be available at the lockup entrance.

There will be no contact outside the lockup. Due to timing of the lockup, the

secure links for use by the major organisations will not be available.

As mentioned above, any breach of the undertaking will be regarded most seriously.

Copies of the Tax Reform Plan will be on sale at all Government Info Book Shops

at 4.00pm (AEST) on Thursday 13 Aug 1998. Information will also be on the Internet

(www.taxrefom.gov.au) at that time.

Any general questions relating to the lockups should be directed to Peter Coan

or Rolf Bandte at Treasury on (02)6263 3736 or(02)6263 2794, respectively.

General media inquiries should be directed to Willie Herron in the Prime Ministers

Office on 02 6277 7744.

5 August 1998