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Employment and Workplace Relations

Question
No.
Senator Date of
Question
Subject Date
Reply
Received
Hansard
Date
of Reply
Hansard
Page No.
of Reply
Elapsed
Time
(days)

15

Minchin

12/02/2008

Administration—Media-related staff

09/04/2008

13/05/2008

1600

57

42

Minchin

12/02/2008

Administration—Media-related staff

09/04/2008

13/05/2008

1600

57

47

Minchin

12/02/2008

Administration—Media-related staff

09/04/2008

13/05/2008

1600

57

119

Minchin

12/02/2008

Administration—Provision of information to estimates

29/05/2008

17/06/2008

2588

107

committees, including appointments to government agencies,

authorities and advisory boards

146

Minchin

12/02/2008

Administration—Provision of information to estimates

29/05/2008

17/06/2008

2588

107

committees, including appointments to government agencies,

authorities and advisory boards

151

Minchin

12/02/2008

Administration—Provision of information to estimates

29/05/2008

17/06/2008

2588

107

committees, including appointments to government agencies,

authorities and advisory boards

227

Cormann

12/02/2008

Administration—Funding cuts—Programs and services for

19/05/2008

16/06/2008

2411

97

Western Australia

254

Cormann

12/02/2008

Administration—Funding cuts—Programs and services for

19/05/2008

16/06/2008

2411

97

Western Australia

259

Cormann

12/02/2008

Administration—Funding cuts—Programs and services for

19/05/2008

16/06/2008

2411

97

Western Australia

338

Allison

27/02/2008

International Labour Organization—Maritime Labour

03/04/2008

14/05/2008

1901

36

Convention—Ratification

339

Macdonald

28/02/2008

Parliament—Office holders—Salary payments

31/03/2008

14/05/2008

1901

32

340

Macdonald

28/02/2008

Parliament—Office holders—Salary payments

31/03/2008

14/05/2008

1901

32

393

Siewert

03/04/2008

Occupational health and safety—Inspections in Commonwealth

21/05/2008

16/06/2008

2413

48

workplaces

442

Minchin

30/05/2008

Departmental engagements—Mr Christian and Ms Tara

03/07/2008

26/08/2008

3783

34

Taubenschlag—Details

470

Minchin

30/05/2008

Departmental engagements—Mr Christian and Ms Tara

03/07/2008

26/08/2008

3783

34

Taubenschlag—Details

475

Minchin

30/05/2008

Departmental engagements—Mr Christian and Ms Tara

03/07/2008

26/08/2008

3783

34

Taubenschlag—Details

520

Milne

14/07/2008

Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice

22/08/2008

27/08/2008

3972

39

521

Milne

14/07/2008

Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice

22/08/2008

27/08/2008

3972

39

522

Milne

14/07/2008

Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice

22/08/2008

27/08/2008

3972

39

548

Milne

14/07/2008

Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice

22/08/2008

27/08/2008

3972

39

553

Milne

14/07/2008

Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice

22/08/2008

27/08/2008

3972

39

567

Abetz

30/07/2008

Occupational health and safety—Legislation—National

09/09/2008

15/09/2008

4788

41

implementation

581

Minchin

25/08/2008

Carbon offsets—Departmental air travel—Guidelines

09/10/2008

13/10/2008

5865

45

617

Minchin

25/08/2008

Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries office—Departmental staff—

29/04/2009

12/05/2009

2494

247

Secondment

653

Minchin

25/08/2008

Overseas travel—Beijing Olympic Games—Expenses

10/03/2009

11/03/2009

1375

197

689

Minchin

25/08/2008

Overseas travel—Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries, family and

25/03/2009

12/05/2009

2497

212

departmental staff—Between July and August 2008

728

Ellison

01/09/2008

Trades Recognition Australia—General Skilled Migration

27/10/2008

10/11/2008

6483

56

applications—New processing standards and procedures

735

Ellison

12/09/2008

Horticulture industry, Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme—

23/10/2008

10/11/2008

6485

41

Employers’ and employees’ conditions

921

Ronaldson

24/11/2008

Administration—Tender contracts—Details

26/05/2009

15/06/2009

3228

183

922

Ronaldson

24/11/2008

Administration—Tender contracts—Details

26/05/2009

15/06/2009

3228

183

942

Ronaldson

24/11/2008

Administration—Tender contracts—Details

26/05/2009

15/06/2009

3228

183

1006

Ronaldson

25/11/2008

Overseas travel since 25 November 2007—Ministers,

09/04/2009

12/05/2009

2541

135

Parliamentary Secretaries and staff—Details

1207

Abetz

23/12/2008

Australian Workplace Agreement—Theatre Royal—Workplace

18/02/2009

10/03/2009

1224

57

Ombudsman’s investigation

1283

Mason

05/02/2009

Moncrieff electorate—Funding of organisations and projects—

14/07/2009

11/08/2009

4593

159

Between 3 December 2007 and 20 January 2009

1432

Cormann

12/03/2009

Australian Industrial Relations Commission—Superannuation

29/04/2009

14/05/2009

2989

48

Funds—Award changes

1453

Cormann

24/03/2009

Superannuation funds—‘Default’ status—Increased fees to

16/04/2009

14/05/2009

3011

23

retrenched workers

1481

Abetz

07/04/2009

Australian Workplace Agreement—Theatre Royal—Workplace

11/05/2009

16/06/2009

3466

34

Ombudsman’s investigation

1596

Cormann

22/05/2009

Superannuation—Default funds—Increases in fees and charges

26/06/2009

11/08/2009

4629

35

1649

Minchin

03/06/2009

Government websites—Advertising on search engines

02/02/2010

04/02/2010

578

244

1650

Minchin

03/06/2009

Government websites—Advertising on search engines

02/02/2010

04/02/2010

578

244

1682

Minchin

03/06/2009

Government websites—Advertising on search engines

02/02/2010

04/02/2010

578

244

1691

Minchin

10/06/2009

Legislation—Redundant and potentially redundant legislation—

15/07/2009

13/08/2009

4951

35

‘Clean-up’ coordinated by the Department of Finance and

Deregulation

1692

Minchin

10/06/2009

Legislation—Redundant and potentially redundant legislation—

15/07/2009

13/08/2009

4951

35

‘Clean-up’ coordinated by the Department of Finance and

Deregulation

1725

Minchin

10/06/2009

Legislation—Redundant and potentially redundant legislation—

15/07/2009

13/08/2009

4951

35

‘Clean-up’ coordinated by the Department of Finance and

Deregulation

1728

Ronaldson

10/06/2009

Administration—Contracts awarded to the Boston Consulting

16/09/2009

16/09/2009

6796

98

Group and the Allen Consulting Group

1729

Ronaldson

10/06/2009

Administration—Contracts awarded to the Boston Consulting

16/09/2009

16/09/2009

6796

98

Group and the Allen Consulting Group

1766

Cash

11/06/2009

Overseas travel—Departmental Secretary

20/08/2009

07/09/2009

5847

70

1767

Cash

11/06/2009

Overseas travel—Departmental Secretary

20/08/2009

07/09/2009

5847

70

1768

Cash

11/06/2009

Interstate travel—Departmental Secretary

20/08/2009

07/09/2009

5848

70

1769

Cash

11/06/2009

Interstate travel—Departmental Secretary

20/08/2009

07/09/2009

5848

70

1770

Cash

11/06/2009

Overseas travel—Deputy Secretary

17/07/2009

13/08/2009

4963

36

1771

Cash

11/06/2009

Overseas travel—Deputy Secretary

17/07/2009

13/08/2009

4963

36

1772

Cash

11/06/2009

Interstate travel—Deputy Secretary

17/07/2009

13/08/2009

4964

36

1773

Cash

11/06/2009

Interstate travel—Deputy Secretary

17/07/2009

13/08/2009

4964

36

1774

Cash

11/06/2009

Overseas travel—Chief counsel/group manager for Workplace

17/07/2009

13/08/2009

4965

36

Relations Legal

1775

Cash

11/06/2009

Overseas travel—Chief counsel/group manager for Workplace

17/07/2009

13/08/2009

4965

36

Relations Legal

1776

Cash

11/06/2009

Interstate travel—Chief counsel/group manager for Workplace

17/07/2009

13/08/2009

4965

36

Relations Legal

1777

Cash

11/06/2009

Interstate travel—Chief counsel/group manager for Workplace

17/07/2009

13/08/2009

4965

36

Relations Legal

1786

Abetz

16/06/2009

Administration—Hospitality—Spending since 24 November 2007

06/04/2010

12/05/2010

2702

294

1823

Abetz

17/06/2009

Fair Work Bill 2009—Appointment of specialist advisors for small

28/07/2009

13/08/2009

4967

41

and medium enterprises

1874

Barnett

02/07/2009

Consultancies—Details of completed and ongoing since

16/09/2009

16/09/2009

6796

76

November 2007—Planned or budgeted for 2009 and 2010

1875

Barnett

02/07/2009

Consultancies—Details of completed and ongoing since

16/09/2009

16/09/2009

6796

76

November 2007—Planned or budgeted for 2009 and 2010

1876

Barnett

02/07/2009

Consultancies—Details of completed and ongoing since

16/09/2009

16/09/2009

6796

76

November 2007—Planned or budgeted for 2009 and 2010

1906

Barnett

02/07/2009

Consultancies—Details of completed and ongoing since

16/09/2009

16/09/2009

6796

76

November 2007—Planned or budgeted for 2009 and 2010

1909

Barnett

02/07/2009

Consultancies—Details of completed and ongoing since

16/09/2009

16/09/2009

6796

76

November 2007—Planned or budgeted for 2009 and 2010

1911

Barnett

02/07/2009

Administration—Staff, hospitality, plants, water coolers,

15/01/2010

02/02/2010

160

197

television subscriptions and government credit cards

1912

Barnett

02/07/2009

Administration—Staff, hospitality, plants, water coolers,

15/01/2010

02/02/2010

160

197

television subscriptions and government credit cards

1913

Barnett

02/07/2009

Administration—Staff, hospitality, plants, water coolers,

15/01/2010

02/02/2010

160

197

television subscriptions and government credit cards

1943

Barnett

02/07/2009

Administration—Staff, hospitality, plants, water coolers,

15/01/2010

02/02/2010

160

197

television subscriptions and government credit cards

1946

Barnett

02/07/2009

Administration—Staff, hospitality, plants, water coolers,

15/01/2010

02/02/2010

160

197

television subscriptions and government credit cards

1958

Abetz

21/07/2009

Portable water supplies—Amount spent in the 2008-09 financial

13/10/2009

27/10/2009

7369

84

year

1959

Abetz

21/07/2009

Portable water supplies—Amount spent in the 2008-09 financial

13/10/2009

27/10/2009

7369

84

year

1995

Abetz

21/07/2009

Administration—Media training undertaken since 24 November

14/12/2009

02/02/2010

169

146

2007

1996

Abetz

21/07/2009

Administration—Media training undertaken since 24 November

14/12/2009

02/02/2010

169

146

2007

2064

Cash

12/08/2009

Administration—Jobs and Training Compact—Initiatives and

19/10/2009

28/10/2009

7533

68

performance indicators

2129

Ronaldson

10/09/2009

Administration—Ministerial letterhead and postage—Costs to

11/02/2010

22/02/2010

766

154

the department

2130

Ronaldson

10/09/2009

Administration—Ministerial letterhead and postage—Costs to

11/02/2010

22/02/2010

766

154

the department

2166

Ronaldson

14/09/2009

Administration—2008-09 financial year—Resources provided

22/02/2010

24/02/2010

1111

161

by the home department

2167

Ronaldson

14/09/2009

Administration—2008-09 financial year—Resources provided

22/02/2010

24/02/2010

1111

161

by the home department

2217

Abetz

16/09/2009

Administration—Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries—Websites

21/01/2010

02/02/2010

197

127

2218

Abetz

16/09/2009

Administration—Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries—Websites

21/01/2010

02/02/2010

197

127

2322

Barnett

17/09/2009

Legal advice—2008-09 financial year

23/10/2009

17/11/2009

8130

36

2323

Barnett

17/09/2009

Legal advice—2008-09 financial year

23/10/2009

17/11/2009

8130

36

2389

Milne

29/10/2009

ForestWorks Ltd—Commonwealth funding

17/11/2009

18/11/2009

8317

19

2428

Ronaldson

23/11/2009

Administration—Program overspends and underspends—Top 5

04/03/2010

10/03/2010

1566

101

2429

Ronaldson

23/11/2009

Administration—Program overspends and underspends—Top 5

04/03/2010

10/03/2010

1566

101

2598

Cormann

05/02/2010

Modern awards—Minimum 3 hour work day—Impact on

01/04/2010

11/05/2010

2507

55

employees

2600

Cormann

08/02/2010

Hawker Britton—Meetings with representatives

14/04/2010

11/05/2010

2508

65

2601

Cormann

08/02/2010

Hawker Britton—Meetings with representatives

14/04/2010

11/05/2010

2508

65

2648

Humphries

25/02/2010

Administration—Redundancies

14/04/2010

11/05/2010

2519

48

2649

Humphries

25/02/2010

Administration—Redundancies

14/04/2010

11/05/2010

2519

48

2699

Humphries

10/03/2010

Administration—Involuntary redundancies

19/04/2010

11/05/2010

2529

40

2765

Cormann

26/03/2010

2009-10 Budget measures—‘Skills for the Carbon Challenge’—

07/05/2010

13/05/2010

3190

42

Training places

2769

Abetz

26/03/2010

Fair Work Act 2009—Definition of ‘good faith bargaining’

22/04/2010

11/05/2010

2551

27

2781

Ronaldson

08/04/2010

Health Services Union—Communication from the Industrial

07/05/2010

13/05/2010

3192

29

Registrar

2796

McGauran

30/04/2010

Stress leave—Government departments—Employees

80

2799

Cash

03/05/2010

International Labour Organisation Occupational Health and

25/05/2010

16/06/2010

3565

22

Safety Conventions—Ratification, compliance and support by

states and territories

2819

Cash

03/05/2010

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988—Employees

18/06/2010

22/06/2010

4062

46

over 65 years of age—Statutory barriers or impediments

2861

Humphries

17/06/2010

Administration—Departmental and agency accommodation—

32

Estimation of future requirements

2902

Siewert

21/06/2010

Income support recipients—Job Capacity Assessment implications

28

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