Responses to questions taken on notice at the Budget Estimates
hearings are due on Friday 27 July 2012 - standing order 74(5) takes
effect 30 days after this date.
QoN |
Department / Agency |
Senator |
Topic |
Answer to QoN |
Date answer received |
| 1 |
Australian Hearing |
Siewert |
Provision of services |
(PDF 31KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 2 |
DHS |
Fifield |
National Multicultural Advisory Group |
(PDF 1663KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 3 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Consumer Consultative Group |
(PDF 1689KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 4 |
DHS |
Fifield |
LGBTI Working Group |
(PDF 34KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 5 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Local Advisory Groups |
(PDF 1122KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 6 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Local Solutions Fund |
(PDF 1663KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 7 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Income Management - vulnerability |
(PDF 47KB) |
13/07/2012 |
| 8 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Tip-off line |
(PDF 42KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 9 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Portability of income support payments |
(PDF 98KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 10 |
DHS |
Scullion |
Staff leave |
(PDF 61KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 11 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Investigations by other agencies |
(PDF 62KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 12 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Staffing |
(PDF 52KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 13 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Tip-off line |
(PDF 30KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 14 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Cocos Islands |
(PDF 58KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 15 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Staff - Public Service Medal |
(PDF 26KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 16 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Use of online applications - impact on
staffing |
(PDF 37KB) |
12/07/2012 |
| 17 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Wait times for Centrelink services |
(PDF 32KB) |
6/7/2012 |
| 18 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Department of Human Services kiosks |
(PDF 34KB) |
17/07/2012 |
| 19 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Non-citizens receiving payments |
(PDF 72KB) |
10/08/2012 |
| 20 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Voluntary Income Management |
(PDF 57KB) |
13/07/2012 |
| 21 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Income Management - access to balances |
(PDF 47KB) |
13/07/2012 |
| 22 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Removal of cash from Services Centres
providing Medicare services |
(PDF 44KB) |
12/07/2012 |
| 23 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Services Centres |
(PDF 35KB) |
17/07/2012 |
| 24 |
DHS |
Di Natale |
Chronic Disease Dental Scheme |
(PDF 70KB) |
17/07/2012 |
| 25 |
DHS |
Edwards |
General Practitioners Rural Incentive
Program |
(PDF 27KB) |
4/7/2012 |
| 26 |
DHS |
Fierravanti-Wells |
IT outages |
(PDF 72KB) |
17/07/2012 |
| 27 |
DHS |
Bushby |
Small Business Superannuation Clearing House |
(PDF 26KB) |
4/7/2012 |
| 28 |
DHS |
Moore |
Case Coordination and Local Connections to
Work |
(PDF 155KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 29 |
DHS |
Moore |
Jobs and Skills Expos |
(PDF 16KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 30 |
DHS |
Boyce |
Computer Outages |
(PDF 78KB) |
17/07/2012 |
| 31 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Impact of Carbon Price on Departmental
Running Costs |
(PDF 30KB) |
13/07/2012 |
| 32 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Centrelink - Staff Misconduct |
(PDF 37KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 33 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Centrelink – Appeals of Decisions |
(PDF 42KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 34 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Centrelink – Complaints Investigated by
Ombudsman |
(PDF 22KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 35 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Centrelink – Complaints Against Staff |
(PDF 36KB) |
16/08/2012 |
| 36 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Centrelink – Payment Disruptions |
(PDF 69KB) |
13/07/2012 |
| 37 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Family Tax Benefit Part A – Residency
Requirements |
(PDF 92KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 38 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Child Support Agency – Complaints against
staff |
(PDF 45KB) |
6/7/2012 |
| 39 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Child Support Agency - Staffing |
(PDF 35KB) |
6/7/2012 |
| 40 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Child Support Agency – Staff Privacy
Breaches |
(PDF 31KB) |
13/07/2012 |
| 41 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Child Support Agency – Appeals of Decisions |
(PDF 41KB) |
17/07/2012 |
| 42 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Child Support Agency – Investigations by the
Ombudsman |
(PDF 22KB) |
13/07/2012 |
| 43 |
DHS |
Fifield |
CRS Australia |
(PDF 54KB) |
17/07/2012 |
| 44 |
DHS |
Fifield |
DHS Fraud Prevention and Compliance |
(PDF 28KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 45 |
DHS |
Fifield |
FaHCSIA Fraud Prevention and Compliance |
Transferred to FaHCSIA |
|
| 46 |
DHS |
Fifield |
DEEWR Fraud Prevention and Compliance |
Transferred to
DEEWR |
|
| 47 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Fraud Prevention and Compliance |
(PDF 34KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 48 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Research |
(PDF 3850KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 49 |
DHS |
Fifield |
DHS Staff Turnover |
(PDF 19KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 50 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Legal Costs |
(PDF 21KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 51 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Legal Proceedings |
(PDF 22KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 52 |
DHS |
Fifield |
Advertising Costs |
(PDF 25KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 53 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Member of a Couple Appeals |
(PDF 107KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 54 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Social Security Fraud |
Transferred to DPP |
|
| 55 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Income Support Payments – Advance Payments |
(PDF 55KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 56 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Centrepay |
(PDF 49KB) |
13/07/2012 |
| 57 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Debt Recovery |
(PDF 24KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 58 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Customer Aggression |
(PDF 49KB) |
9/08/2012 |
| 59 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Customer Telephone Waiting Times |
(PDF 86KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 60 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Social Work Services |
(PDF 56KB) |
6/7/2012 |
| 61 |
DHS |
Di Natale |
Access and Equity |
(PDF 107KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 62 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
DHS Staffing - Recruitment |
(PDF 76KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 63 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
DHS Staffing - Changes |
(PDF 20KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 64 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
DHS Staffing - SES |
(PDF 302KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 65 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
DHS Staffing - Graduates |
(PDF 25KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 66 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Advertising |
(PDF 57KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 67 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Hospitality and Entertainment |
(PDF 64KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 68 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Board Appointments |
(PDF 32KB) |
17/07/2012 |
| 69 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Freedom of Information |
(PDF 64KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 70 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Community Cabinet Meetings |
(PDF 49KB) |
17/07/2012 |
| 71 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Reviews |
(PDF 22KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 72 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Consultancies |
(PDF 92KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 73 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Media Monitoring – Minister’s Office |
(PDF 22KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 74 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Media Monitoring – Department |
(PDF 22KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 75 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Social Media |
(PDF 43KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 76 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Contractors |
(PDF 70KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 77 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Discretionary Grants |
(PDF 68KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 78 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Commissioned Reports |
(PDF 23KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 79 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Payment of Accounts |
(PDF 54KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 80 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Stationery Requirements |
(PDF 36KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 81 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Media Subscriptions |
(PDF 37KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 82 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Travel Costs |
(PDF 104KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 83 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Legal Costs |
(PDF 33KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 84 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Education Expenses |
(PDF 283KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 85 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Executive Coaching and Leadership Training |
(PDF 141KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 86 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Media Training |
(PDF 46KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 87 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Paid Parental Leave |
(PDF 34KB) |
12/07/2012 |
| 88 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Training for Portfolio Minister and
Parliamentary Secretaries |
(PDF 34KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 89 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Corporate Cars |
(PDF 44KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 90 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Taxi Costs |
(PDF 41KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 91 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Corporate Credit Cards |
(PDF 79KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 92 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Printing of Documents |
(PDF 22KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 93 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Provision of Equipment |
(PDF 160KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 94 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Electricity Purchasing |
(PDF 44KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 95 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Information for the Australian Greens and
Independents |
(PDF 48KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 96 |
DHS |
McKenzie |
Shredders |
(PDF 30KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 97 |
DHS |
Siewert |
No Show No Pay Penalties |
(PDF 53KB) |
13/07/2012 |
| 98 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Language and Cultural Competency |
(PDF 67KB) |
17/07/2012 |
| 99 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Debt Collection |
(PDF 38KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| 100 |
DHS |
Siewert |
No Show No Pay Penalties – CDEP |
(PDF 16KB) |
13/07/2012 |
| 101 |
DHS |
Siewert |
Northern Territory Debts - CDEP |
(PDF 20KB) |
27/07/2012 |
| Statement to the Community Affairs Legislation
Committee Budget Estimates 2012-13 by Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Minister for
Human Services, 29 May 2012 |
(PDF 2888KB) |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and
Intersexual Working Group Members - tabled by Barry Sandison, Deputy
Secretary, Participation, Families and Older Australians, Human Services |
(PDF 193KB) |
| Terms of Reference for the National
Place-Based Advisory Group August 2011 - tabled by Barry Sandison, Deputy
Secretary, Participation, Families and Older Australians, Human Services |
(PDF 1256KB) |
| Household Assistance Package Clean Energy
Advance Customer Information on DHS Website - tabled by Ms Malisa Golightly,
Deputy Secretary, Health and Service Delivery Reform, Human Services |
(PDF 836KB) |
| Example Letter: Centrelink: Payment Advice
– Household Assistance - tabled by Ms Malisa Golightly, Deputy Secretary,
Health and Service Delivery Reform, Human Services |
(PDF 602KB) |
| Clean Energy Advance IVR Information DHS
Single Portfolio Telephone Number (132468) - tabled by Ms Malisa Golightly,
Deputy Secretary, Health and Service Delivery Reform, Human Services |
(PDF 305KB) |
| Letter of Clarification from Barry Sandison, Deputy Secretary,
Participation, Families and Older Australians, Department of Human Services regarding their appearance at the
Senate Budget Estimates hearing on 29 May 2012 |
(PDF 203KB) |
| Letter of Clarification from Barry Sandison, Deputy Secretary,
Participation, Families and Older Australians, Department of Human Services regarding their appearance at the
Senate Budget Estimates hearing on 29 May 2012 |
(PDF 179KB) |
| Letter of Clarification from Barry Sandison, Deputy Secretary,
Participation, Families and Older Australians, Department of Human Services regarding their appearance at the
Senate Budget Estimates hearing on 29 May 2012 |
(PDF 219KB) |