Responses to questions taken on notice at the Budget Estimates hearings
are due on 12 December 2014
No. |
Senator |
Broad Topic |
Answer to QoN |
Date Received |
1 |
Cameron |
Australian Hearing – meetings with Scoping
Study team |
(PDF 94KB) |
12/12/2014 |
2 |
Cameron |
Harvard Scholarship – departmental
expenditure |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
3 |
Cameron |
Harvard Scholarship – nature of scholarship |
(PDF 73KB) |
12/12/2014 |
4 |
Cameron |
Harvard Scholarship – knowledge management |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
5 |
Cameron |
Harvard Scholarship – course materials |
(PDF 77KB)
Attachment A
(PDF
284KB) |
12/12/2014 |
6 |
Cameron |
Harvard Scholarship – negotiation training |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
7 |
Cameron |
myGov Shopfront |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
8 |
Cameron |
Service Delivery Reform - publication |
(PDF 117KB) |
12/12/2014 |
9 |
Cameron |
Service Delivery Reform - delivery |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
10 |
Cameron |
Managed Telephony Contract – possible
contact centre services – consultations with
CPSU |
(PDF 90KB) |
4/02/2015 |
11 |
Cameron |
Managed Telephony Contract – possible
contact centre services – contracts
provisions |
(PDF 81KB) |
22/01/2015 |
12 |
Cameron |
Overflow Contract |
(PDF 77KB) |
22/01/2015 |
13 |
Cameron |
Managed Telephony Contract – possible
contact centre services – innovation |
(PDF 73KB) |
12/12/2014 |
14 |
Seselja |
Department – Indigenous staffing |
(PDF 78KB) |
12/12/2014 |
15 |
Cameron |
Prime Minister’s Mail Out to Pensioners -
costs |
(PDF 74KB) |
15/01/2015 |
16 |
Cameron |
Prime Minister’s Mail Out to Pensioners –
fact checking |
(PDF 74KB) |
15/01/2015 |
17 |
Cameron |
Farm Household Allowance – applications and
approvals by region |
(PDF 81KB) |
12/12/2014 |
18 |
Cameron |
Mobile Service Centres |
(PDF 233KB) |
16/12/2014 |
19 |
Cameron |
Enterprise Bargaining |
(PDF 71KB) |
12/12/2014 |
20 |
Cameron |
Staffing |
(PDF 77KB) |
12/12/2014 |
21 |
Cameron |
Cost Centres |
(PDF 71KB)
Attachment A
(PDF
4912KB) |
12/12/2014 |
22 |
Cameron |
Commission of Audit |
(PDF 71KB) |
12/12/2014 |
23 |
Cameron |
ICT |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
24 |
Cameron |
ICT - ISIS |
(PDF 85KB)
Attachment A
(PDF
237KB) |
23/02/2015 |
25 |
Cameron |
ICT Security |
(PDF 73KB) |
12/12/2014 |
26 |
Cameron |
myGov |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
27 |
Cameron |
ICT - Transactions |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
28 |
Cameron |
ICT – Service Levels |
(PDF 107KB) |
12/12/2014 |
29 |
Cameron |
ICT - Expenditure |
(PDF 74KB) |
7/01/2014 |
30 |
Cameron |
Conferences |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
31 |
Cameron |
Freedom of Information (FOI) |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
32 |
Cameron |
Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests and
the Department of Human Services |
(PDF 85KB) |
12/12/2014 |
33 |
Cameron |
Multicultural Services Officers |
(PDF 154KB) |
12/12/2014 |
34 |
Cameron |
Client Telephone Wait Times in 2013-14 |
(PDF 329KB) |
15/01/2015 |
35 |
Cameron |
Social Work Services |
(PDF 195KB) |
16/12/2014 |
36 |
Cameron |
Centrelink Reviews and Appeals |
(PDF 72KB) |
18/12/2014 |
38 |
Cameron |
Member of a Couple Issues |
(PDF 168KB) |
18/12/2014 |
39 |
Cameron |
Centrelink Appeal Wait Times |
(PDF 78KB)
Revised 20/02/2015(PDF
1450KB) |
15/01/2015 |
40 |
Cameron |
Letters |
(PDF 101KB)
Attachment A
(PDF
765KB) |
12/12/2014 |
41 |
Cameron |
Co-location |
(PDF 165KB) |
12/12/2014 |
42 |
Cameron |
Cost of Phone Calls to Customers |
(PDF 102KB) |
30/01/2015 |
43 |
Cameron |
Aged Care Income and Asset Forms |
(PDF 77KB) |
12/12/2014 |
44 |
Cameron |
CRS Australia |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
45 |
Cameron |
Job Services Tender – Under 30s Newstart |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
46 |
Cameron |
Waiting Times |
(PDF 599KB)
Attachment A
(PDF 358KB) |
15/01/2015 |
47 |
Cameron |
Medicare, PBS and Veterans’ Affairs Payments
Outsourcing |
(PDF 82KB) |
12/02/2015 |
48 |
Cameron |
Child Support |
(PDF 171KB) |
16/12/2014 |
50 |
Cameron |
Case Coordination and Place Based Trials |
(PDF 154KB) |
12/12/2014 |
51 |
Ludwig |
Commissioned Reports |
(PDF 73KB) |
12/12/2014 |
52 |
Ludwig |
Reviews |
(PDF 81KB) |
12/12/2014 |
53 |
Ludwig |
Graduate Intake |
(PDF 71KB) |
12/12/2014 |
54 |
Ludwig |
G20 - Expenses |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
55 |
Ludwig |
G20 - Brisbane |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
56 |
Ludwig |
Procedure Manuals - Ministerial |
(PDF 73KB) |
12/12/2014 |
57 |
Ludwig |
Procedure Manuals - Departmental |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
58 |
Ludwig |
Domain Usage – Minister’s office |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
59 |
Ludwig |
Statutory Review Provisions |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
60 |
Ludwig |
Sunset Provisions |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
61 |
Ludwig |
Self-initiated Work |
(PDF 152KB) |
12/12/2014 |
62 |
Ludwig |
Wine Coolers/Fridges |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
63 |
Ludwig |
Freedom of Information Requests |
(PDF 73KB) |
12/12/2014 |
64 |
Ludwig |
Ministerial Motor Vehicles |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
65 |
Ludwig |
Ministerial Staff Vehicles (non-MoPS) |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
66 |
Ludwig |
Ministerial Staff Vehicles |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
67 |
Ludwig |
Building Lease Costs |
(PDF 80KB)
Attachment A
(PDF
728KB)
Attachment B
(PDF 221KB) |
29/01/2015 |
68 |
Ludwig |
Government Advertising |
(PDF 84KB) |
12/12/2014 |
69 |
Ludwig |
Workplace Assessments |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
70 |
Ludwig |
Ministerial Website |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
71 |
Ludwig |
Ministerial Staff Turnover |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
72 |
Ludwig |
Multiple Tenders |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
73 |
Ludwig |
Lobbyist Register |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
74 |
Ludwig |
Departmental Upgrades |
(PDF 76KB)
Attachment A
(PDF
324KB) |
12/12/2014 |
75 |
Ludwig |
Non-conventional Therapies |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
76 |
Ludwig |
Office Plants |
(PDF 73KB) |
12/12/2014 |
77 |
Ludwig |
Office Recreational Facilities |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
78 |
Ludwig |
Vending Machines |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
79 |
Ludwig |
Computers |
(PDF 357KB) |
12/12/2014 |
80 |
Ludwig |
Legal Costs |
(PDF 82KB) |
12/12/2014 |
81 |
Ludwig |
Appointments |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
82 |
Ludwig |
Enterprise Bargaining Agreements |
(PDF 90KB) |
12/12/2014 |
83 |
Ludwig |
Staff Transfers |
(PDF 149KB)
Attachment A
(PDF 340KB) |
15/01/2015 |
84 |
Ludwig |
Staff Redundancies |
(PDF 207KB)
Attachment A
(PDF
392KB) |
19/12/2014 |
85 |
Ludwig |
Staff Hiring |
(PDF 180KB)
Attachment A
(PDF
1176KB) |
12/12/2014 |
86 |
Ludwig |
Existing Resource Program |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
87 |
Ludwig |
Conditions of Government Contracts and
Agreements |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
88 |
Ludwig |
Market Research |
(PDF 111KB) |
12/12/2014 |
89 |
Ludwig |
Pre-Qualified Multi-Use List Tenders |
(PDF 183KB) |
12/12/2014 |
90 |
Ludwig |
Provision of Equipment - Ministerial |
(PDF 185KB) |
19/12/2014 |
91 |
Ludwig |
Freedom of Information – Consultations with
other Departments, Agencies and the Minister |
(PDF 77KB) |
12/12/2014 |
92 |
Ludwig |
Freedom of Information – Staffing Resources |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
93 |
Ludwig |
Freedom of Information – Disclosure Log |
(PDF 77KB) |
12/12/2014 |
94 |
Ludwig |
Freedom of Information - Requests |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
95 |
Ludwig |
Functions |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
96 |
Ludwig |
Red Tape Reduction |
(PDF 82KB) |
19/12/2014 |
97 |
Ludwig |
Land Costs |
(PDF 78KB)
Attachment A
(PDF 200KB)
Attachment B
(PDF 174KB) |
12/12/2014 |
98 |
Ludwig |
Ministerial Staff Code |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
99 |
Ludwig |
Boards |
(PDF 107KB) |
12/12/2014 |
100 |
Ludwig |
Shared Resources following MOG Changes |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
101 |
Ludwig |
Departmental Rebranding |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
102 |
Ludwig |
Credit Cards |
(PDF 82KB) |
16/12/2014 |
103 |
Ludwig |
Contracts for Temporary Staff |
(PDF 77KB) |
12/12/2014 |
104 |
Ludwig |
Hire Cars |
(PDF 80KB) |
19/12/2014 |
105 |
Ludwig |
Unallocated Equipment |
(PDF 80KB) |
12/12/2014 |
106 |
Ludwig |
Advertising |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
107 |
Ludwig |
Departmental Staff Misconduct |
(PDF 101KB) |
12/12/2014 |
108 |
Ludwig |
Cloud Services and Storage |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
109 |
Ludwig |
Disability Access |
(PDF 93KB) |
12/12/2014 |
110 |
Ludwig |
Fee for Services |
(PDF 75KB) |
12/12/2014 |
111 |
Ludwig |
Documents provided to the Minister |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
112 |
Ludwig |
Merchandise or Promotional Material |
(PDF 82KB) |
12/12/2014 |
113 |
Ludwig |
Freedom of Information - Statistics |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
114 |
Ludwig |
Savings and Efficiency Measures |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
115 |
Ludwig |
Contracts under $10,000 |
(PDF 71KB) |
12/12/2014 |
116 |
Ludwig |
Consultancies |
(PDF 86KB) |
12/12/2014 |
117 |
Ludwig |
Electronic Equipment |
(PDF 79KB) |
30/01/2015 |
118 |
Ludwig |
Media Subscriptions |
(PDF 110KB) |
12/12/2014 |
119 |
Ludwig |
Media Monitoring |
(PDF 80KB) |
12/12/2014 |
120 |
Ludwig |
Media Training |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
121 |
Ludwig |
Communications Staff |
(PDF 90KB) |
12/12/2014 |
122 |
Ludwig |
Report Printing |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
123 |
Ludwig |
Provision of Equipment - Departmental |
(PDF 100KB) |
12/12/2014 |
124 |
Ludwig |
Travel Costs - Department |
(PDF 212KB) |
29/01/2015 |
125 |
Ludwig |
Travel Costs - Ministerial |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
126 |
Ludwig |
Senate Estimates Briefing |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
127 |
Ludwig |
Government Payment of Accounts |
(PDF 85KB) |
12/12/2014 |
128 |
Ludwig |
Stationery Requirements |
(PDF 77KB) |
16/12/2014 |
129 |
Ludwig |
Meeting Costs |
(PDF 79KB) |
12/12/2014 |
130 |
Ludwig |
Hospitality and Entertainment |
(PDF 78KB) |
12/12/2014 |
131 |
Ludwig |
Executive Coaching and Leadership Training |
(PDF 102KB) |
12/12/2014 |
132 |
Ludwig |
Staffing - Profile |
(PDF 79KB) |
18/12/2014 |
133 |
Ludwig |
Staffing
- Recruitment |
(PDF 85KB) |
12/12/2014 |
134 |
Ludwig |
Coffee Machines |
(PDF 73KB) |
12/12/2014 |
135 |
Ludwig |
Printing |
(PDF 83KB) |
29/01/2015 |
136 |
Ludwig |
Corporate Cars |
(PDF 81KB) |
12/12/2014 |
137 |
Ludwig |
Taxi Costs |
(PDF 80KB) |
12/12/2014 |
138 |
Ludwig |
Grants |
(PDF 92KB) |
12/12/2014 |
140 |
Xenophon |
Child Support |
(PDF 82KB) |
12/12/2014 |
141 |
Siewert |
Public Tip-offs |
(PDF 79KB) |
12/12/2014 |
142 |
Siewert |
Member of a Couple Tip-offs |
(PDF 198KB) |
12/12/2014 |
143 |
Siewert |
Optical Surveillance |
(PDF 76KB) |
12/12/2014 |
144 |
Siewert |
Use of Private Detectives |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
145 |
Siewert |
Privacy Breaches |
(PDF 87KB) |
12/12/2014 |
146 |
Siewert |
Weekly Payment of Income Support Payments |
(PDF 81KB) |
12/12/2014 |
147 |
Siewert |
Payment by Cheque |
(PDF 90KB) |
12/12/2014 |
148 |
Siewert |
Advance Payments |
(PDF 164KB) |
12/12/2014 |
149 |
Siewert |
Centrelink Programme – complaints against
staff |
(PDF 75KB) |
18/12/2014 |
150 |
Siewert |
Centrepay |
(PDF 225KB) |
12/12/2014 |
151 |
Siewert |
Restricted Servicing Arrangements |
(PDF 88KB) |
12/12/2014 |
152 |
Siewert |
Customer Aggression |
(PDF 85KB) |
15/01/2015 |
153 |
Siewert |
Centrelink Reviews and Appeals |
(PDF 71KB)
Attachment A
(PDF
361KB) |
12/12/2014 |
154 |
Siewert |
Committees and Advisory Boards |
(PDF 84KB) |
12/12/2014 |
155 |
Siewert |
Rates of Debt Recovery |
(PDF 79KB) |
12/12/2014 |
156 |
Siewert |
Debt Recovery |
(PDF 167KB) |
12/12/2014 |
157 |
Siewert |
Private Debt Recovery Action |
(PDF 85KB) |
12/12/2014 |
158 |
Siewert |
Amount of Overpayments |
(PDF 103KB) |
4/02/2015 |
159 |
Siewert |
Debt Raising |
(PDF 109KB) |
12/12/2014 |
160 |
Siewert |
Unreasonable to Live at Home – UTLAH |
(PDF 257KB) |
12/12/2014 |
164 |
Siewert |
Move to Area of Lower Employment Period
(MALEP) |
(PDF 73KB) |
12/12/2014 |
166 |
Siewert |
Compensation Preclusion Periods |
(PDF 260KB) |
12/12/2014 |
167 |
Siewert |
Income Maintenance Periods |
(PDF 92KB) |
12/12/2014 |
168 |
Siewert |
Social Security Prosecutions |
(PDF 78KB) |
19/12/2014 |
169 |
Siewert |
Social Security Appeals Tribunal and
Administrative Appeals Data |
(PDF 78KB) |
12/12/2014 |
171 |
Siewert |
Privacy Breaches |
(PDF 71KB) |
12/12/2014 |
172 |
Siewert |
Security Guards at Centrelink Offices |
(PDF 157KB) |
12/12/2014 |
173 |
Siewert |
Young Mothers Program |
(PDF 89KB) |
6/01/2015 |
174 |
Siewert |
Weekly Payment of Centrelink Benefits |
(PDF 72KB) |
12/12/2014 |
175 |
Siewert |
Crisis Payment |
(PDF 105KB) |
12/12/2014 |
176 |
Siewert |
Main Reasons for Centrelink Overpayments |
(PDF 82KB) |
12/12/2014 |
177 |
Siewert |
Rent Assistance Overpayments |
(PDF 100KB) |
18/12/2014 |
178 |
Siewert |
Centrelink Overpayments Among Former Payment
Recipients |
(PDF 77KB) |
12/12/2014 |
179 |
Siewert |
Waiver of Debts under the Special
Circumstances Provisions |
(PDF 74KB) |
18/12/2014 |
180 |
Siewert |
Income Management |
(PDF 75KB) |
15/01/2015 |
181 |
Polley |
Income Assessments |
(PDF 148KB) |
5/02/2015 |
182 |
Xenophon |
Aged Care |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |
183 |
Xenophon |
Aged Care |
(PDF 74KB) |
12/12/2014 |