Human Services Portfolio

Human Services Portfolio

Index to questions on notice - (PDF 126KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice

The due date for questions on notice is 22 July 2011 

QoN

Department / Agency

Senator

Topic

Answer to QoN

Date answer received

HS1 Customer Service Delivery
Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing
Adams Medicare Australia Access Points 22/07/2011 (PDF 14KB)
HS2 Customer Service Delivery
Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing
Furner Medicare Australia Access Points 14/10/2011 (PDF 52KB)
HS3 Customer Service Delivery
Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing
Fierravanti-Wells Medicare Australia Access Points 14/10/2011 (PDF 59KB)
HS4

Families, Employment and People
People Services

Fifield Paid Parental Leave 19/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HS5

Customer Service Design
Research

Fifield Research 29/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HS6

Executive Support and Legal
Legal

Fifield Legal Costs 22/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HS7

Enabling Services
Communication

Fifield Advertising Costs 19/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HS8

Customer Service Design
Future Service Design

Fifield Single Portfolio Website and Telephone Number 22/07/2011 (PDF 10KB)
HS9

Families, Employment and People
People Services

Fifield Right of Entry Requests by Unions 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HS10

Families, Employment and People
People Services

Fifield Social Media 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HS11 Audit and Assurance Fifield Access to Personal Information 22/07/2011 (PDF 9KB)
HS12 Families, Employment and People
People Services
Fifield Staff Misconduct 22/07/2011 (PDF 9KB)
HS13 Child Support Fifield Child Support Program – Over-payments 19/07/2011 (PDF 7KB)
HS14 Child Support Fifield Child Support  Program – Debt Enforcement 19/07/2011 (PDF 8KB)
HS15

Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance

Back Professional Services Review 19/07/2011 (PDF 6KB)
HS16

Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance

Fifield Medicare – Fraud Prevention / Protection 19/07/2011 (PDF 12KB)
HS17

Health and Older Australians
Health Programs
Disability, Carers and Older Australians

Fierravanti-Wells National Mental Health Reform 19/07/2011 (PDF 6KB)
HS18

Health and Older Australians
Health Programs

Fierravanti-Wells Medical Benefits Scheme 19/07/2011 (PDF 33KB)
HS19

Health and Older Australians
Health Programs

Fierravanti-Wells Private Health Insurance Changes 19/07/2011 (PDF 6KB)
HS20

Health and Older Australians
Health Programs

Fierravanti-Wells Public Hospital Services 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HS21

Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance

Fierravanti-Wells Medicare Australia Fraud – Improper Billing in Public Hospitals 19/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HS22

Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance

Fierravanti-Wells Medicare Australia Fraud – The Age Article 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HS23

Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance

Fierravanti-Wells Medicare Compliance 19/07/2011 (PDF 8KB)
HS24

Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance

Fierravanti-Wells Chronic Disease Dental Scheme – Practitioner Audits 19/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HS25

Customer Service Delivery
Network Capability

Fifield Centrelink Customer Complaints 22/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HS26

Customer Service Delivery
Access Services

Fifield Centrelink Customer Hotline 19/07/2011 (PDF 6KB)
HS27

Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Customer Compliance

Fifield Centrelink Incorrect Payments 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HS28

Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Customer Compliance

Fifield Centrelink Fraud 19/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HS29

Customer Service Delivery
Smart Centres

Fierravanti-Wells Grandparent Advisers 22/07/2011 (PDF 10KB)
HS30

Enabling Services
Communication

Fifield Staff – Marketing, Publications, Communications, Events 19/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HS31

Enabling Services
Communication

Fifield General Manager Communication 22/07/2011 (PDF 9KB)
HS32

Customer Service Design

Siewert New Welfare Reform Trial Sites 19/07/2011 (PDF 6KB)
HS33

Customer Service Delivery
Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing

Siewert BasicsCard 19/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HS34

Customer Service Delivery
Access Services

Boyce Anti-social Behaviour near Centrelink Customer Service Centre 19/07/2011 (PDF 6KB)
HS35

Health and Older Australians
Disability, Carers and Older Australians

Boyce Carers Allowance 22/07/2011 (PDF 8KB)
HS36

Enabling Services
Corporate Operations

Boyce Centrelink Customer Service Centre in Dubbo 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HS37 Customer Service Delivery
Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing
Adams Co-location of Offices 29/07/2011 (PDF 9KB)
HSW1

Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Medicare and Specialist Services

Cash
(transfer from DIAC)

Humanitarian Migration - Costs 19/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HSW2 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Medicare and Specialist Services
Cash
(transfer from DIAC)
Humanitarian Migration - Costs 19/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HSW3 Child Support Agency Cash Child Support Agency – Travel Ban 29/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HSW4

Enabling Services
CFO Budgets and Financial Strategy

Birmingham Funding to Organisations 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HSW5 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Medicare and Specialist Services
Payne Extension of Rural Mobile Services and Outreach Support for the Homeless 22/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HSW6 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance
Back Professional Services Reviews 19/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HSW7 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance
Back Professional Services Reviews 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HSW8 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance
Back Professional Services Reviews 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HSW9 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance
Back Professional Services Reviews 19/07/2011 (PDF 6KB)
HSW10 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance
Back Professional Services Reviews 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HSW11 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance
Back Professional Services Reviews 22/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HSW12 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance
Back Professional Services Reviews 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HSW13 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance
Back Professional Services Reviews 19/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HSW14 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance
Back Professional Services Reviews 19/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HSW15 Medicare, Rehabilitation and Compliance
Recovery, Health and Business Compliance
Back Professional Services Reviews 19/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HSW16

Families, Employment and People
Participation

Fifield Participation Interviews 26/07/2011 (PDF 6KB)
HSW17

Families, Employment and People
Participation

Fifield Participation Plans 22/07/2011 (PDF 9KB)
HSW18

Families, Employment and People
Participation

Fifield New Participation Requirements - Training 22/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HSW19 Health and Older Australians
Disability, Carers and Older Australians
Fifield Pension Reform - Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Act 2009 19/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HSW20 Health and Older Australians
Disability, Carers and Older Australians
Fifield Disability Support Pension - Overseas Payments 22/07/2011 (PDF 4KB)
HSW21 Customer Service Delivery
Smart Centres
Xenophon Grandparent Advisers 22/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HSW22 Customer Service Delivery
Smart Centres
Xenophon Grandparent Advisers - Accessibility 22/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HSW23 Customer Service Delivery
Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing
Siewert BasicsCard Accounts 22/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HSW24 Customer Service Delivery
Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing
Siewert BasicsCard Manufacturing 22/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HSW25 Customer Service Delivery
Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing
Siewert BasicsCard Equipment 26/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HSW26 Customer Service Delivery
Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing
Siewert BasicsCard Return to Stores 22/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)
HSW27 Families, Employment and People
Participation
Boyce Automatically Generated Notices 19/07/2011 (PDF 5KB)
HSW28 Families, Employment and People
Participation
Boyce Automatically Generated Notices - Exemptions 19/07/2011 (PDF 3KB)

Tabled Documents and additional information

Copy of news article 'Hospitals accused of rorting Medicare system', The Age, 8 December 2009 – tabled on 2 June 2011 by Senator Fierravanti-Wells (PDF 314KB)
Copy of news article 'Diabetes type 1 campaign rattles Centrelink', The Cranbourne Leader, 6 April 2011 – tabled on 2 June 2011 by Senator Fifield (PDF 258KB)
Copy of news article 'Parents want real action from Centrelink', The Berwick Leader, 13 April 2011 – tabled on 2 June 2011 by Senator Fifield (PDF 729KB)
Copy of news article 'Remote rort pays for alcohol', The Australian, 13 April 2011 - tabled on 2 June 2011 by Senator Fifield (PDF 383KB)

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