Question
No. |
Senator |
Date of
Question |
Subject |
Date
Reply
Received |
Hansard
Date
of Reply |
Hansard
Page No.
of Reply |
Elapsed
Time
(days) |
34
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Media-related staff
|
21/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1623
|
69
|
138
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Provision of information to estimates
|
23/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1646
|
71
|
|
|
|
committees, including appointments to government agencies,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
authorities and advisory boards
|
|
|
|
|
246
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Funding cuts—Programs and services
for
|
21/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1656
|
69
|
|
|
|
Western Australia
|
|
|
|
|
335
|
Allison
|
27/02/2008
|
Clean coal technology—Retro-fitting of post-combustion
capture
|
28/03/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1898
|
30
|
|
|
|
technology for carbon capture and storage
|
|
|
|
|
341
|
Allison
|
04/03/2008
|
Energy Efficiency Opportunities programs—Submission of
work
|
21/04/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1905
|
48
|
|
|
|
schedules—Compliance standards
|
|
|
|
|
342
|
Allison
|
04/03/2008
|
Energy efficiency—Recommendations of the International
Energy
|
03/04/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1906
|
30
|
|
|
|
Agency—National Framework for Energy Efficiency
programs
|
|
|
|
|
343
|
Allison
|
04/03/2008
|
Energy efficiency—National energy efficiency target
|
03/04/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1909
|
30
|
345
|
Allison
|
04/03/2008
|
Nuclear industry—Uranium
enrichment—Government’s position
|
02/04/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1913
|
29
|
351
|
Allison
|
04/03/2008
|
Low emissions technologies—Consultancy, ‘Costs and
Diffusion
|
28/03/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1918
|
24
|
|
|
|
Barriers to Deployment of Low Emission Technologies for
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APP’—Technologies considered
|
|
|
|
|
356
|
Allison
|
05/03/2008
|
Nuclear industry—Possible nuclear waste
repositories—Muckaty
|
21/04/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1922
|
47
|
|
|
|
Station, Northern Territory
|
|
|
|
|
389
|
Allison
|
02/04/2008
|
Oil supplies—Information provided to the Minister by Mr
Matt
|
13/05/2008
|
15/05/2008
|
2108
|
41
|
|
|
|
Mushalik
|
|
|
|
|
397
|
Siewert
|
07/04/2008
|
Conservation—Production of formation waters from
offshore
|
25/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3763
|
109
|
|
|
|
facilities
|
|
|
|
|
413
|
Milne
|
16/04/2008
|
Energy and mining sector companies—Government meetings
|
05/05/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1950
|
19
|
414
|
Milne
|
16/04/2008
|
Energy and mining sector companies—Government meetings
|
05/05/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1950
|
19
|
415
|
Milne
|
16/04/2008
|
Energy and mining sector companies—Government meetings
|
05/05/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1950
|
19
|
416
|
Milne
|
16/04/2008
|
Carbon capture and storage—Operation of
commercial-scale
|
25/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3766
|
100
|
|
|
|
power stations
|
|
|
|
|
461
|
Minchin
|
30/05/2008
|
Departmental engagements—Mr Christian and Ms Tara
|
25/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3789
|
56
|
|
|
|
Taubenschlag—Details
|
|
|
|
|
501
|
Milne
|
17/06/2008
|
Uranium Industry Framework—Current structure
|
31/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3809
|
44
|
540
|
Milne
|
14/07/2008
|
Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice
|
23/09/2008
|
23/09/2008
|
5416
|
71
|
565
|
Ludlam
|
25/07/2008
|
Radioactive waste management—Repeal of the
Commonwealth
|
19/08/2008
|
27/08/2008
|
3978
|
25
|
|
|
|
Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005
|
|
|
|
|
600
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Carbon offsets—Departmental air
travel—Guidelines
|
09/10/2008
|
13/10/2008
|
5867
|
45
|
636
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries office—Departmental
staff—
|
20/10/2008
|
10/11/2008
|
6482
|
56
|
|
|
|
Secondment
|
|
|
|
|
672
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Overseas travel—Beijing Olympic Games—Expenses
|
13/02/2009
|
10/03/2009
|
1172
|
172
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
708
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Overseas travel—Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries,
family and
|
18/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3226
|
266
|
|
|
|
departmental staff—Between July and August 2008
|
|
|
|
|
727
|
Milne
|
29/08/2008
|
Renewable energy—Integration to the grid—Impact
|
19/09/2008
|
22/09/2008
|
5293
|
21
|
737
|
Ludlam
|
15/09/2008
|
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation’s
|
07/10/2008
|
13/10/2008
|
5870
|
22
|
|
|
|
research reactor—Fuel reprocessing contract with
Compagnie
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Generale des Matieres Nucleaires
|
|
|
|
|
775
|
Milne
|
07/11/2008
|
HRL Limited coal-fired power station, Victoria’s
Latrobe
|
10/12/2008
|
03/02/2009
|
163
|
33
|
|
|
|
Valley—Contract conditions
|
|
|
|
|
894
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Program overspends and
underspends—Top 5
|
10/02/2009
|
11/02/2009
|
828
|
78
|
916
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Media monitoring—Amount spent during
the
|
13/03/2009
|
16/03/2009
|
1665
|
109
|
|
|
|
2008 calendar year
|
|
|
|
|
939
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Tender contracts—Details
|
13/03/2009
|
16/03/2009
|
1666
|
109
|
962
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Reviews, inquiries and
committees—Staffing
|
01/06/2009
|
17/06/2009
|
3633
|
189
|
|
|
|
and costs
|
|
|
|
|
989
|
Ronaldson
|
25/11/2008
|
Commonwealth credit cards—Ministers, Parliamentary
Secretaries
|
30/01/2009
|
09/02/2009
|
566
|
66
|
|
|
|
and ministerial, departmental and agency staff
|
|
|
|
|
1023
|
Ronaldson
|
25/11/2008
|
Overseas travel since 25 November 2007—Ministers,
|
30/04/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3264
|
156
|
|
|
|
Parliamentary Secretaries and staff—Details
|
|
|
|
|
1073
|
Abetz
|
03/12/2008
|
Portfolio programs—Overspends and
underspends—Details
|
23/03/2009
|
13/05/2009
|
2741
|
110
|
1109
|
Abetz
|
03/12/2008
|
Departments and agencies—Funding
|
20/03/2009
|
13/05/2009
|
2748
|
107
|
1175
|
Ludlam
|
16/12/2008
|
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation’s
|
14/01/2009
|
03/02/2009
|
216
|
29
|
|
|
|
research reactor—Fuel reprocessing contract with
Compagnie
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Generale des Matieres Nucleaires—Details of waste to be
returned
|
|
|
|
|
1201
|
Cormann
|
19/12/2008
|
Inpex Corporation—Ichthys project—Petroleum Resource
Rent
|
14/01/2009
|
03/02/2009
|
218
|
26
|
|
|
|
Tax payments
|
|
|
|
|
1286
|
Mason
|
05/02/2009
|
Moncrieff electorate—Funding of organisations and
projects—
|
06/03/2009
|
11/03/2009
|
1380
|
29
|
|
|
|
Between 3 December 2007 and 20 January 2009
|
|
|
|
|
1412
|
Ronaldson
|
12/03/2009
|
External speechwriting services—Details of
tender—2008
|
16/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2988
|
35
|
|
|
|
calendar year
|
|
|
|
|
1465
|
Cormann
|
31/03/2009
|
Gas, oil and mineral exploration industries—Promotion
of
|
05/05/2009
|
16/06/2009
|
3455
|
35
|
|
|
|
flow-through share schemes—Government commitment
|
|
|
|
|
1476
|
Milne
|
02/04/2009
|
Electricity voltage—Reduction in voltage
range—Savings in
|
30/04/2009
|
16/06/2009
|
3465
|
28
|
|
|
|
greenhouse gas emissions
|
|
|
|
|
1530
|
Minchin
|
18/05/2009
|
Legislation—Statutory reviews—Timelines
|
29/06/2009
|
11/08/2009
|
4621
|
42
|
1631
|
Abetz
|
29/05/2009
|
Administration—Infrastructure and capital works
projects
|
24/07/2009
|
12/08/2009
|
4791
|
56
|
1646
|
Cash
|
02/06/2009
|
Clean Energy Institute—2009-10 Budget—Large-scale
solar
|
08/07/2009
|
12/08/2009
|
4797
|
36
|
|
|
|
generation projects
|
|
|
|
|
1647
|
Cash
|
02/06/2009
|
Clean Energy Institute—2009-10 Budget—Large-scale
solar
|
08/07/2009
|
12/08/2009
|
4797
|
36
|
|
|
|
generation projects
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1669
|
Minchin
|
03/06/2009
|
Government websites—Advertising on search engines
|
14/07/2009
|
12/08/2009
|
4814
|
41
|
1709
|
Minchin
|
10/06/2009
|
Legislation—Redundant and potentially redundant
legislation—
|
17/08/2009
|
20/08/2009
|
5660
|
68
|
|
|
|
‘Clean-up’ coordinated by the Department of Finance
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deregulation
|
|
|
|
|
1747
|
Ronaldson
|
10/06/2009
|
Administration—Contracts awarded to the Boston
Consulting
|
31/07/2009
|
13/08/2009
|
4961
|
51
|
|
|
|
Group and the Allen Consulting Group
|
|
|
|
|
1804
|
Abetz
|
16/06/2009
|
Administration—Hospitality—Spending since 24
November 2007
|
22/09/2009
|
26/10/2009
|
7208
|
98
|
1893
|
Barnett
|
02/07/2009
|
Consultancies—Details of completed and ongoing since
|
03/09/2009
|
08/09/2009
|
6037
|
63
|
|
|
|
November 2007—Planned or budgeted for 2009 and 2010
|
|
|
|
|
1930
|
Barnett
|
02/07/2009
|
Administration—Staff, hospitality, plants, water
coolers,
|
01/10/2009
|
27/10/2009
|
7363
|
91
|
|
|
|
television subscriptions and government credit cards
|
|
|
|
|
1977
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
Portable water supplies—Amount spent in the 2008-09
financial
|
12/08/2009
|
19/08/2009
|
5492
|
22
|
|
|
|
year
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
Administration—Media training undertaken since 24
November
|
03/09/2009
|
09/09/2009
|
6201
|
44
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
2055
|
Ludlam
|
06/08/2009
|
Nuclear waste—Proposed dump sites—Reports
|
26/08/2009
|
09/09/2009
|
6214
|
20
|
2148
|
Ronaldson
|
10/09/2009
|
Administration—Ministerial letterhead and
postage—Costs to
|
02/11/2009
|
16/11/2009
|
7954
|
53
|
|
|
|
the department
|
|
|
|
|
2185
|
Ronaldson
|
14/09/2009
|
Administration—2008-09 financial year—Resources
provided
|
18/11/2009
|
19/11/2009
|
8497
|
65
|
|
|
|
by the home department
|
|
|
|
|
2236
|
Abetz
|
16/09/2009
|
Administration—Ministers/Parliamentary
Secretaries—Websites
|
24/11/2009
|
25/11/2009
|
8944
|
69
|
2341
|
Barnett
|
17/09/2009
|
Legal advice—2008-09 financial year
|
16/11/2009
|
18/11/2009
|
8311
|
60
|
2447
|
Ronaldson
|
23/11/2009
|
Administration—Program overspends and
underspends—Top 5
|
03/02/2010
|
22/02/2010
|
782
|
72
|
2619
|
Cormann
|
08/02/2010
|
Hawker Britton—Meetings with representatives
|
23/04/2010
|
11/05/2010
|
2511
|
74
|
2667
|
Humphries
|
25/02/2010
|
Administration—Redundancies
|
23/04/2010
|
11/05/2010
|
2525
|
57
|
2693
|
Milne
|
09/03/2010
|
Administration—Solar energy research and development
and
|
02/06/2010
|
15/06/2010
|
3396
|
85
|
|
|
|
research into carbon capture and sequestration—Money
disbursed
|
|
|
|
|
2694
|
Milne
|
09/03/2010
|
Administration—Solar energy research and development
and
|
02/06/2010
|
15/06/2010
|
3396
|
85
|
|
|
|
research into carbon capture and sequestration—Money
disbursed
|
|
|
|
|
2695
|
Milne
|
09/03/2010
|
Administration—Solar energy research and development
and
|
02/06/2010
|
15/06/2010
|
3396
|
85
|
|
|
|
research into carbon capture and sequestration—Money
disbursed
|
|
|
|
|
2696
|
Milne
|
09/03/2010
|
Administration—Solar energy research and development
and
|
02/06/2010
|
15/06/2010
|
3396
|
85
|
|
|
|
research into carbon capture and sequestration—Money
disbursed
|
|
|
|
|
2717
|
Humphries
|
10/03/2010
|
Administration—Involuntary redundancies
|
11/05/2010
|
13/05/2010
|
3187
|
62
|
2775
|
Abetz
|
07/04/2010
|
Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs—Hydrocarbon resources
|
02/06/2010
|
15/06/2010
|
3403
|
56
|
2776
|
Abetz
|
07/04/2010
|
Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs—Expanded continental
shelf
|
02/06/2010
|
15/06/2010
|
3404
|
56
|
|
|
|
claim—Oil and mineral rights gain
|
|
|
|
|
2787
|
Milne
|
20/04/2010
|
Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute—Members
and
|
24/06/2010
|
24/06/2010
|
4464
|
65
|
|
|
|
expenditure
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2828
|
B. Brown
|
21/05/2010
|
Coal exports—Queensland
|
24/06/2010
|
24/06/2010
|
4471
|
34
|
2880
|
Humphries
|
17/06/2010
|
Administration—Departmental and agency
accommodation—
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
Estimation of future requirements
|
|
|
|
|
2914
|
Ludlam
|
30/06/2010
|
British nuclear tests—Medical services for Aboriginal
Australians
|
|
|
|
19
|