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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

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

4

Allison

12/02/2008

Programs—Healthy and Active Transport policy proposal

13/03/2008

13/03/2008

909

30

26

Minchin

12/02/2008

Administration—Media-related staff

06/06/2008

16/06/2008

2335

115

130

Minchin

12/02/2008

Administration—Provision of information to estimates

28/04/2008

13/05/2008

1641

76

committees, including appointments to government agencies,

authorities and advisory boards

238

Cormann

12/02/2008

Administration—Funding cuts—Programs and services for

09/04/2008

13/05/2008

1653

57

Western Australia

273

B. Brown

13/02/2008

Jetstar Airways—Working conditions for flight attendants

14/03/2008

17/03/2008

1057

30

278

O’Brien

13/02/2008

Aviation—Ex-military aircraft registered in Australia

14/03/2008

17/03/2008

1059

30

285

Milne

19/02/2008

Infrastructure allocations—Planning for the effects of climate

10/04/2008

13/05/2008

1667

51

change

313

Allison

27/02/2008

Aviation—Air safety and cabin air quality in the BAe 146

28/04/2008

14/05/2008

1884

61

aircraft—Leakage of tricresyl phosphate

316

Allison

27/02/2008

Aviation—Regulations—Passengers with disabilities

20/03/2008

14/05/2008

1887

22

384

B. Brown

28/03/2008

Satellite augmentation system—Project by Airservices Australia

28/04/2008

14/05/2008

1944

31

and Honeywell

428

Allison

30/04/2008

Rail infrastructure—Nationwide overhaul—Details

04/06/2008

18/06/2008

2792

35

455

Minchin

30/05/2008

Departmental engagements—Mr Christian and Ms Tara

16/07/2008

26/08/2008

3786

47

Taubenschlag—Details

495

Milne

17/06/2008

Esperance Coast Road Upgrade Project—Funding

29/07/2008

26/08/2008

3804

42

503

Milne

17/06/2008

Esperance Coast Road Upgrade—Planning and funding

11/08/2008

26/08/2008

3811

55

532

Milne

14/07/2008

Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice

03/09/2008

04/09/2008

4631

51

559

Milne

18/07/2008

Gunns Limited’s pulp mill—Funding of infrastructure projects—

13/11/2008

13/11/2008

6965

118

Details

566

B. Brown

28/07/2008

Airservices Australia—Ground-based Regional Augmentation

23/09/2008

24/09/2008

5575

57

System—Progress

592

Minchin

25/08/2008

Carbon offsets—Departmental air travel—Guidelines

01/10/2008

13/10/2008

5866

37

628

Minchin

25/08/2008

Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries office—Departmental staff—

05/05/2009

13/05/2009

2708

253

Secondment

664

Minchin

25/08/2008

Overseas travel—Beijing Olympic Games—Expenses

10/02/2009

10/02/2009

691

169

700

Minchin

25/08/2008

Overseas travel—Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries, family and

26/03/2009

12/05/2009

2501

213

departmental staff—Between July and August 2008

736

B. Brown

12/09/2008

Air traffic control—Failure in capital cities

15/10/2008

16/10/2008

6303

33

738

B. Brown

22/09/2008

Huon Highway, Tasmania—Black spots—2008-09 Budget funding

15/10/2008

16/10/2008

6303

23

779

B. Brown

10/11/2008

Airservices Australia—Australian Advanced Air Traffic System—

16/12/2008

03/02/2009

168

36

Liability

780

B. Brown

11/11/2008

Air traffic control—Failure in capital cities—Further information

09/12/2008

03/02/2009

169

28

827

Bushby

14/11/2008

Administration—Departmental secondments—State and territory

23/12/2008

03/02/2009

183

39

officers’ details

839

B. Brown

24/11/2008

Airservices Australia—Ground-based Regional Augmentation

23/12/2008

03/02/2009

199

29

System—Funding

890

Ronaldson

24/11/2008

Administration—Program overspends and underspends—Top 5

25/02/2009

10/03/2009

1203

93

908

Ronaldson

24/11/2008

Administration—Media monitoring—Amount spent during the

31/03/2009

12/05/2009

2516

127

2008 calendar year

931

Ronaldson

24/11/2008

Administration—Tender contracts—Details

31/03/2009

12/05/2009

2518

127

954

Ronaldson

24/11/2008

Administration—Reviews, inquiries and committees—Staffing

18/12/2009

02/02/2010

146

389

and costs

968

Ludlam

25/11/2008

Newcastle rail service—Local developers campaign to cut the

06/01/2009

03/02/2009

205

42

service—Government funding

983

Ronaldson

25/11/2008

Commonwealth credit cards—Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries

03/02/2009

05/02/2009

527

70

and ministerial, departmental and agency staff

1017

Ronaldson

25/11/2008

Overseas travel since 25 November 2007—Ministers,

24/04/2009

12/05/2009

2549

150

Parliamentary Secretaries and staff—Details

1065

Abetz

03/12/2008

Portfolio programs—Overspends and underspends—Details

11/03/2009

11/03/2009

1377

98

1101

Abetz

03/12/2008

Departments and agencies—Funding

05/02/2009

09/02/2009

571

64

1181

Abetz

16/12/2008

Green vehicle guide website—State governments—Use of website

29/01/2009

04/02/2009

375

44

in procurement policies

1205

Abetz

23/12/2008

Australian Transport Safety Bureau—Investigation—Sinking of

05/02/2009

09/02/2009

580

44

the Cap Favel

1210

Abetz

23/12/2008

Civil Aviation Safety Authority—Violations of controlled airspace

02/02/2009

04/02/2009

376

41

1290

Cormann

06/02/2009

Black Spot Program—Projects—Locations and funding

11/03/2009

11/03/2009

1382

33

1293

Abetz

10/02/2009

Civil Aviation Safety Authority—Violations of controlled airspace

18/03/2009

18/03/2009

1989

36

1404

Ronaldson

12/03/2009

External speechwriting services—Details of tender—2008

07/04/2009

14/05/2009

2986

26

calendar year

1522

Minchin

18/05/2009

Legislation—Statutory reviews—Timelines

11/08/2009

18/08/2009

5282

85

1623

Abetz

29/05/2009

Administration—Infrastructure and capital works projects

19/08/2009

20/08/2009

5656

82

1661

Minchin

03/06/2009

Government websites—Advertising on search engines

11/08/2009

18/08/2009

5288

69

1687

Cormann

09/06/2009

Perth Airport—Level of service and facilities—Contractual and

01/09/2009

08/09/2009

6017

84

regulatory obligations

1702

Minchin

10/06/2009

Legislation—Redundant and potentially redundant legislation—

11/08/2009

18/08/2009

5331

62

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

Deregulation

1739

Ronaldson

10/06/2009

Administration—Contracts awarded to the Boston Consulting

16/07/2009

13/08/2009

4958

36

Group and the Allen Consulting Group

1796

Abetz

16/06/2009

Administration—Hospitality—Spending since 24 November 2007

16/11/2009

18/11/2009

8297

153

1827

Macdonald

24/06/2009

2009-10 funding applications including Karumba airstrip—

29/07/2009

13/08/2009

4968

35

Assessments

1835

B. Brown

01/07/2009

Major Project Facilitation status—Current projects—Gunns

29/07/2009

13/08/2009

4971

28

Limited

1885

Barnett

02/07/2009

Consultancies—Details of completed and ongoing since

01/09/2009

08/09/2009

6034

61

November 2007—Planned or budgeted for 2009 and 2010

1922

Barnett

02/07/2009

Administration—Staff, hospitality, plants, water coolers,

30/10/2009

16/11/2009

7942

120

television subscriptions and government credit cards

1969

Abetz

21/07/2009

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

02/10/2009

27/10/2009

7373

73

year

2006

Abetz

21/07/2009

Administration—Media training undertaken since 24 November

24/08/2009

09/09/2009

6200

34

2007

2116

B. Brown

07/09/2009

Administration—Canberra Airport master plan—2010 Airservices

22/10/2009

29/10/2009

7726

45

Australia review

2125

Ludlam

09/09/2009

Interstate rail network—Usage—Transportation of Shell fuel by

22/10/2009

29/10/2009

7732

43

road

2140

Ronaldson

10/09/2009

Administration—Ministerial letterhead and postage—Costs to the

23/11/2009

24/11/2009

8776

74

department

2177

Ronaldson

14/09/2009

Administration—2008-09 financial year—Resources provided by

22/02/2010

24/02/2010

1118

161

the home department

2202

Cash

15/09/2009

Australian National Audit Office audit report no. 22 of 2007-08—

22/10/2009

29/10/2009

7734

37

Recommendations nos 1 and 2—Compliance and costs

2206

Cash

15/09/2009

Australian National Audit Office audit report no. 8 of 2006-07—

14/10/2009

29/10/2009

7736

29

Recommendations nos 1 to 4—Compliance and costs

2215

Cash

16/09/2009

Great Eastern Highway, Western Australia—Kooyong Road to

10/11/2009

17/11/2009

8113

55

Tomkin Highway section—Planned upgrade

2228

Abetz

16/09/2009

Administration—Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries—Websites

20/11/2009

23/11/2009

8659

65

2255

Abetz

17/09/2009

Nation Building Program—Projects and funding

02/02/2010

04/02/2010

584

138

2257

Abetz

17/09/2009

Council of Australian Governments agreement, 5 February

12/10/2009

17/11/2009

8118

25

2009—Projects initiated and completed since the agreement

2274

Barnett

17/09/2009

Bell Bay port facility—Government funding

23/10/2009

17/11/2009

8126

36

2278

Barnett

17/09/2009

National infrastructure package—Tasmanian government—Funds

23/10/2009

17/11/2009

8128

36

received

2333

Barnett

17/09/2009

Legal advice—2008-09 financial year

29/10/2009

18/11/2009

8309

42

2423

B. Brown

19/11/2009

Asylum seekers—Oceanic Viking—FV Kuamg

05/02/2010

22/02/2010

775

78

2426

Siewert

20/11/2009

Montaro oil spill—Dispersants used in the clean-up

17/12/2009

04/02/2010

614

27

2439

Ronaldson

23/11/2009

Administration—Program overspends and underspends—Top 5

22/12/2009

04/02/2010

616

29

2611

Cormann

08/02/2010

Hawker Britton—Meetings with representatives

161

2659

Humphries

25/02/2010

Administration—Redundancies

11/05/2010

13/05/2010

3184

75

2709

Humphries

10/03/2010

Administration—Involuntary redundancies

11/05/2010

13/05/2010

3187

62

2753

Siewert

12/03/2010

Jandakot Airport—Ascot Capital Limited—Development plans

28/04/2010

11/05/2010

2542

47

2780

B. Brown

08/04/2010

Coal exports—Queensland—Passage through or near the Great

18/05/2010

15/06/2010

3408

40

Barrier Reef

2782

Siewert

13/04/2010

Jandakot Airport—Fourth runway—Noise pollution

13/05/2010

15/06/2010

3408

30

2784

B. Brown

13/04/2010

Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait Ship Reporting System—

17/06/2010

17/06/2010

3727

65

Ship tracking and patrols conducted

2794

Ludlam

27/04/2010

Depleted uranium—Counterweight usage—Boeing 747s

23/06/2010

23/06/2010

4229

57

manufactured between 1969 and 1982

2798

Cash

03/05/2010

Cycling—Promotion and safety initiatives

23/06/2010

23/06/2010

4230

51

2804

Cash

03/05/2010

Imports—Second-hand passenger sedans

02/06/2010

16/06/2010

3570

30

2805

Cash

03/05/2010

Aviation fuel excise levy—Amount collected and increases in levy

02/06/2010

16/06/2010

3571

30

2808

Cash

03/05/2010

Black Spot Program—Funding allocation

02/06/2010

16/06/2010

3572

30

2809

Cash

03/05/2010

Bulk carriers—Safety measures and port restrictions

04/06/2010

16/06/2010

3580

32

2810

Cash

03/05/2010

Coastal Trade permits—Fees and revenue

07/06/2010

16/06/2010

3581

35

2811

Cash

03/05/2010

Motorcyclists—Safety awareness and international fatality

16/06/2010

17/06/2010

3728

44

comparison

2812

Cash

03/05/2010

Air passenger ticket levy—Amount raised and distributed

02/06/2010

16/06/2010

3581

30

2821

B. Brown

12/05/2010

Kingston and Brighton bypass projects—Funding

25/05/2010

16/06/2010

3590

13

2871

Humphries

17/06/2010

Administration—Departmental and agency accommodation—

14/07/2010

27

Estimation of future requirements

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