The 2016 Census, with particular reference to:

1. the preparation, administration and management on the part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the Government in the lead up to the 2016 Census;
2. the scope, collection, retention, security and use of data obtained in the 2016 Census;
3. arrangements, including contractual arrangements, in respect of the information technology aspects of the Census;
4. the shutting down of the Census website on the evening of 9 August 2016, the factors leading to that shutdown and the reasons given, and the support provided by government agencies, including the Australian Signals Directorate;
5. the response rate to the Census and factors that may have affected the response rate;
6. privacy concerns in respect of the 2016 Census, including the use of data linking, information security and statistical linkage keys;
7. Australia’s Census of Population and Housing generally, including purpose, scope, regularity and cost and benefits;
8. the adequacy of funding and resources to the ABS;
9. ministerial oversight and responsibility; and
10. any related matters.