Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio

Additional Budget Estimates 2012-13 (February 2013)

Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio

Responses to questions taken on notice at the Additional Budget Estimates hearings were due by Friday 5 April 2013 - standing order 74(5) takes effect 30 days after this date.

Index of questions on notice - (PDF 308KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice

Q No.

Senator

Division/Agency

Broad topic

Date answered

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AR1

Ronaldson

RET – Tourism Division

Australia’s Ranking on the World Economic Forum of Tourism Competitiveness Index

  16/04/2013

  (PDF 8KB)

AR2

Ronaldson

RET – Tourism Division

Working Holiday Maker Fee Increase

  16/04/2013

  (PDF 7KB)

AR3

Abetz

Geoscience Australia

Earthquake Centred Near Moe, Victoria in June 2012

  16/04/2013

  (PDF 7KB)

AR4

Bushby

RET – Energy Division

Renewable Energy Target

  16/04/2013 

  (PDF 17KB)

AR5

Siewert

RET – Resources Division

Withdrawals, Extensions and Variations to Retention Leases

  16/04/2013 

  (PDF 19KB

AR6

Siewert

RET – Resources Division

Royalties from James Price Point

  16/04/2013 

 (PDF 21KB)

AR7

Bushby

DRET – Corporate questions

Staffing – Recruitment

  16/04/2013

(PDF 278KB)

 

 

 

Staffing – Departures

 

 

 

 

 

Staffing – Reductions

 

 

 

 

 

Making the Public Service More Efficient

 

 

 

 

 

Printing Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Recruitment

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Staffing

 

 

 

 

 

Government  Advertising

 

 

 

 

 

Hospitality and Entertainment

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Program Launch Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Board Appointments

 

 

 

 

 

Freedom of Information

 

 

 

 

 

Community Cabinet Meetings

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

 

 

 

 

 

Consultancies

 

 

 

 

 

Media Monitoring

 

 

 

 

 

Social Media

 

 

 

 

 

Internet

 

 

 

 

 

Staff Amenities

 

 

 

 

 

Coffee Machines

 

 

 

 

 

Contractors

 

 

 

 

 

Grants

 

 

 

 

 

Commissioned Reports

 

 

 

 

 

Government Payments of Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

Stationary Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

Media Subscriptions

 

 

 

 

 

Travel Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Education Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Coaching and Leadership Training

 

 

 

 

 

Media Training

 

 

 

 

 

Paid Parental Leave

 

 

 

 

 

Training for Portfolio Minister & Parliamentary Secretaries

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Cars

 

 

 

 

 

Taxi Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Hire Cars

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Cards

 

 

 

 

 

Provision of Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity Purchasing

 

 

 

 

 

Briefings for the Australian Greens and Independents

 

 

 

 

 

Shredders

 

 

 

 

 

Protective Security Policy Framework

 

 

 

 

 

Office Locations

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Staff

 

 

AR8

 

Bushby

Geoscience Australia – Corporate questions

Staffing – Recruitment

  16/04/2013

  (PDF 424KB)

 

 

 

Staffing – Departures

 

 

 

 

 

Staffing – Reductions

 

 

 

 

 

Making the Public Service More Efficient

 

 

 

 

 

Printing Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Recruitment

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Staffing

 

 

 

 

 

Government  Advertising

 

 

 

 

 

Hospitality and Entertainment

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Program Launch Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Board Appointments

 

 

 

 

 

Freedom of Information

 

 

 

 

 

Community Cabinet Meetings

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

 

 

 

 

 

Consultancies

 

 

 

 

 

Media Monitoring

 

 

 

 

 

Social Media

 

 

 

 

 

Internet

 

 

 

 

 

Staff Amenities

 

 

 

 

 

Coffee Machines

 

 

 

 

 

Contractors

 

 

 

 

 

Grants

 

 

 

 

 

Commissioned Reports

 

 

 

 

 

Government Payments of Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

Stationary Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

Media Subscriptions

 

 

 

 

 

Travel Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Education Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Coaching and Leadership Training

 

 

 

 

 

Media Training

 

 

 

 

 

Paid Parental Leave

 

 

 

 

 

Training for Portfolio Minister & Parliamentary Secretaries

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Cars

 

 

 

 

 

Taxi Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Hire Cars

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Cards

 

 

 

 

 

Provision of Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity Purchasing

 

 

 

 

 

Briefings for the Australian Greens and Independents

 

 

 

 

 

Shredders

 

 

 

 

 

Protective Security Policy Framework

 

 

 

 

 

Office Locations

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Staff

 

 

AR9

 

Bushby

Tourism Australia – Corporate questions

Staffing – Recruitment

  16/04/2013

  (PDF 103KB)

 

 

 

Staffing – Departures

 

 

 

 

 

Staffing – Reductions

 

 

 

 

 

Making the Public Service More Efficient

 

 

 

 

 

Printing Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Staffing

 

 

 

 

 

Government  Advertising

 

 

 

 

 

Hospitality and Entertainment

 

 

 

 

 

Meeting Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Program Launch Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Board Appointments

 

 

 

 

 

Freedom of Information

 

 

 

 

 

Community Cabinet Meetings

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

 

 

 

 

 

Consultancies

 

 

 

 

 

Media Monitoring

 

 

 

 

 

Social Media

 

 

 

 

 

Internet

 

 

 

 

 

Staff Amenities

 

 

 

 

 

Coffee Machines

 

 

 

 

 

Contractors

 

 

 

 

 

Grants

 

 

 

 

 

Commissioned Reports

 

 

 

 

 

Government Payments of Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

Stationary Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

Media Subscriptions

 

 

 

 

 

Travel Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Education Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Coaching and Leadership Training

 

 

 

 

 

Media Training

 

 

 

 

 

Paid Parental Leave

 

 

 

 

 

Training for Portfolio Minister & Parliamentary Secretaries

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Cars

 

 

 

 

 

Taxi Costs

 

 

 

 

 

Hire Cars

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Cards

 

 

 

 

 

Provision of Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity Purchasing

 

 

 

 

 

Briefings for the Australian Greens and Independents

 

 

 

 

 

Shredders

 

 

 

 

 

Protective Security Policy Framework

 

 

 

 

 

Office Locations

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Staff

 

 

AR10

Edwards

Tourism Australia

Tourism Investment in Asia

  16/04/2013

  (PDF 20KB)

(AR11)

Edwards

RET – Resources Division

National Resources Sector Workforce Strategy (NRSWS)

Transferred to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education  on
26/02/2013

Refer to the Economics Committee's index for the IISRTE portfolio

AR12

Ronaldson

RET – Tourism Division

Tourism Revenue

  21/05/2013

  (PDF 28KB)

(AR13)

Ronaldson

RET – Tourism Division

Tourism – Tax Loss Carry Back initiative

Transferred to Treasury on
5/03/2013

Refer to the Economics Committee's index for the Treasury portfolio

(AR14)

Ronaldson

RET – Tourism Division

Passenger Movement Charge

Transferred to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service on 8/03/2013

Refer to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee's index

AR15

 

Ronaldson

 

RET – Tourism Division with input from Tourism Australia
TOPIC: Tourism Industry

 

Asia Marketing Fund

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 49KB)

 

 

 

Tourism Visa Advisory Group

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 5KB)

 

 

 

Tourism Taxes and Charges

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 49KB)

 

 

 

‘Working Holiday Maker’ and ‘Work and Holiday’ visas

  21/05/2013

  (PDF 14KB)

 

 

 

Tourism Taxes and Charges & Effect on Tourism Competitiveness

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 48KB)

 

 

 

WEF Tourism Competitiveness Index

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 47KB)

 

 

 

Tourism Strategy

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 82KB)

 

 

 

Tourism – Regulatory Barriers

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 37KB)

 

 

 

Tourism – Smartgate

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 72KB)

 

 

 

Tourism Investment Projects

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 77KB)

 

 

 

Tourism Grants

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 73KB)

 

 

 

Indigenous Tourism

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 75KB)

 

 

 

Tourism – Online Presence

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 61KB)

 

 

 

Independence of Tourism Research Australia

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 70KB)

 

 

 

Chinese Tourism

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 46KB)

 

 

 

National Tourism Incident Communication Plan

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 48KB)

 

 

 

Tourism – Australians Holidaying at Home

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 104KB)

 

 

 

Tourism – Specific Tourism Australia budget reductions

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 53KB)

 

 

 

Tourism – TRA’s ‘Statement of professional independence’

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 79KB)

 

 

 

Tourism – Potential TRA Project Income

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 4KB)

 

 

 

Tourism – TRA’s “Outreach” Program

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 83KB)

 

 

 

Tourism – Distinguishing FIFO Travel from Leisure Tourism

  14/05/2013

  (PDF 49KB)

AR16

Ronaldson

Tourism Australia

Minister's comment from 2007 on 'added expense of a carbon tax'

  16/04/2013

  (PDF 10KB)

For further information, contact:

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Senate Standing Committees on Economics
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