Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio

Additional Budget Estimates 2015-16 (February 2016)

Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio

Responses to questions taken on notice at the Additional Budget Estimates hearings are due by COB Friday 1 April 2016.

Index of questions on notice: (PDF 670KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice

Q No.

Senator

Group Responsible

Subject

Date Answered

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AI-1

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

R&D tax incentive

19/04/2016

(PDF 83KB)

AI-2

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Terms of reference

19/04/2016

(PDF 81KB)

AI-3

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Review procedures proposed under the act

19/04/2016

(PDF 79KB)

AI-4

Ludlam, Scott

Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO)

Waste Storage

19/04/2016

(PDF 86KB)

AI-5

Wang, Dio

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Shark-related research

26/04/2016

(PDF 85KB)

AI-6

Rice, Janet

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Deep dive process

02/05/2016

(PDF 95KB)

Attachment A (PDF 122KB)
Attachment B (PDF 186KB)
Attachment C
(PDF 272KB)
Attachment D
(PDF 618KB)
Attachment E (PDF 272KB)
Attachment F (PDF 75KB)

AI-7

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Staff reduction

02/05/2016

(PDF 86KB)

AI-8

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Advanced Manufacturing

19/04/2016

(PDF 94KB)

AI-9

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Social and Economic Science

26/04/2016

(PDF 114KB)

 AI-10 Carr, Kim Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Mr Richard Achuleta


26/04/2016



(PDF 79KB)

AI-11

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Measuring and modelling

29/04/2016

(PDF 78KB)

AI-12

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Letter of Support

19/04/2016

(PDF 18KB)

AI-13

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Punch, discussion with General Motors

19/04/2016

(PDF 18KB)

AI-14

Xenophon, Nick

Sectoral Growth Policy

Manufacturing as a percentage of GDP

19/04/2016

(PDF 80KB)

AI-15

Carr, Kim

Office of Innovation and Science Australia

Innovation and Science Australia

29/03/2016

(PDF 12KB)

AI-16

Carr, Kim

Corporate

Contract ID numbers of each element of the campaign

19/04/2016

(PDF 78KB)

AI-17

Carr, Kim

Corporate

Contract sign off date

19/04/2016

(PDF 8KB)

AI-18

Carr, Kim

Corporate

Scope of the cost of each phase of the campaign

19/04/2016

(PDF 94KB)

AI-19

Carr, Kim

Corporate

$28 million advertising campaign, fact sheets

19/04/2016

(PDF 24KB)

AI-20

Carr, Kim

Corporate

Country of Origin Labelling Campaign

19/04/2016

(PDF 22KB)

AI-21

Carr, Kim

Corporate

ORIMA Research

19/04/2016

(PDF 81KB)

AI-22

O'Neill, Deborah

Portfolio Strategic Policy

R&D tax incentive saving

19/04/2016

(PDF 23KB)

AI-23

McLucas, Jan

Portfolio Strategic Policy

Non-disallowable instrument

19/04/2016

(PDF 20KB)

AI-24

McLucas, Jan

Portfolio Strategic Policy

National Water Initiative

 06/04/2016

 (PDF 14KB)

AI-25

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Registration under ATS

19/04/2016

(PDF 24KB)

AI-26

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Parallel Imports

19/04/2016

(PDF 20KB)

AI-27

Xenophon, Nick

Anti-Dumping Commission

Feger and La Doria

19/04/2016

(PDF 22KB)

AI-28

Xenophon, Nick

Anti-Dumping Commission

Exploited labour

19/04/2016

(PDF 91KB)

AI-29

Ketter, Chris

Anti-Dumping Commission

Dumping and the cost in terms of revenue and jobs

19/04/2016

(PDF 74KB)

AI-30

Ketter, Chris

Anti-Dumping Commission

Verification process

19/04/2016

(PDF 91KB)

AI-31

Ketter, Chris

Anti-Dumping Commission

WTO Rules

19/04/2016

(PDF 20KB)

AI-32

Di Natale, Richard

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

29/04/2016

 

(PDF 103KB)

 

AI-33

Bilyk, Catryna

Corporate

'Ideas Boom' campaign

19/04/2016

updated answer 25/01/2017

(PDF 101KB)

 (PDF 102KB)

AI-34

Bilyk, Catryna

Corporate

Itemised list for functions

19/04/2016

(PDF 73KB)

AI-35

Bilyk, Catryna

Corporate

Secretary's speeches to staff

19/04/2016

(PDF 72KB)

AI-36

Bilyk, Catryna

Corporate

Executive office upgrades

19/04/2016

(PDF 73KB)

AI-37

Back, Chris

Corporate

Vacancies and appointments

19/04/2016

(PDF 73KB)

AI-38

Carr, Kim

AUSI - Business Services

Briquette Replacement Program

19/04/2016

(PDF 78KB)

AI-39

McKenzie, Bridget

Sectoral Growth Policy

Next Generation Manufacturing Investment Programme

19/04/2016

(PDF 19KB)

AI-40

Xenophon, Nick

Sectoral Growth Policy

The Australian Jobs Act requires submission of AIPPs from companies tendering for projects worth over $500m

19/04/2016

(PDF 20KB)

AI-41

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Taxi costs

19/04/2016

(PDF 77KB)

AI-42

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Hospitality and entertainment

19/04/2016

(PDF 299KB)

AI-43

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Executive coaching and leadership training

19/04/2016

(PDF 298KB)

AI-44

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Staffing profile

19/04/2016

(PDF 106KB)

AI-45

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Staffing reductions

19/04/2016

(PDF 91KB)

AI-46

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Staffing recruitment

19/04/2016

(PDF 94KB)

AI-47

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Kitchen Appliances

19/04/2016

(PDF 76KB)

AI-48

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Boards (for Departments or agencies with boards)

19/04/2016

(PDF 78KB)

AI-49

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Corporate cars

19/04/2016

(PDF 79KB)

AI-50

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Government payments of accounts

19/04/2016

(PDF 22KB)

AI-51

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Hire cars

29/04/2016

(PDF 78KB)

AI-52

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Credit cards

19/04/2016

(PDF 19KB)

AI-53

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Functions

26/04/2016

(PDF 75KB)

AI-54

Ludwig, Joe

Portfolio Strategic Policy

Red tape reduction

19/04/2016

(PDF 25KB)

AI-55

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Land costs

19/04/2016

(PDF 19KB)

AI-56

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Contracts for Temporary Staff

19/04/2016

(PDF 18KB)

AI-57

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Printing

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-58

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Communications staff

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-59

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Reviews

19/04/2016

(PDF 21KB)

AI-60

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Commissioned reports

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-61

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Appointments

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-62

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Stationery Requirements

19/04/2016

(PDF 22KB)

AI-63

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Electronic equipment

21/04/2016

(PDF 104KB)

AI-64

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Media subscriptions

19/04/2016

(PDF 19KB)

AI-65

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Meeting costs

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-66

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Media training

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-67

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Consultancies

19/04/2016

(PDF 36KB)

AI-68

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Provision of equipment – ministerial

26/04/2016

(PDF 90KB)

AI-69

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Provision of equipment – departmental

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-70

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Computers

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-71

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Travel costs – department

26/04/2016

(PDF 160KB)

AI-72

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Travel costs – ministerial

26/04/2016

(PDF 76KB)

AI-73

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Grants

19/04/2016

(PDF 22KB)

AI-74

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Departmental Rebranding

19/04/2016

(PDF 74KB)

AI-75

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Media monitoring

19/04/2016

(PDF 21KB)

AI-76

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Procedure Manuals (Ministerial)

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-77

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Ministerial staff code

19/04/2016

(PDF 18KB)

AI-78

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs)

19/04/2016

(PDF 78KB)

AI-79

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Existing Resources Program

26/04/2016

(PDF 77KB)

AI-80

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Conditions of Government Contracts and Agreements

19/04/2016

(PDF 20KB)

AI-81

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Statutory Review Provisions

26/04/2016

(PDF 108KB)

AI-82

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Sunset Provisions

19/04/2016

(PDF 13KB)

AI-83

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Legal Costs

19/04/2016

(PDF 25KB)

AI-84

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Procedure Manuals (Departmental)

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-85

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Vending machines

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-86

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Self Initiated work

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-87

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Staff Awards

19/04/2016

(PDF 26KB)

AI-88

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Change Management

19/04/2016

(PDF 88KB))

AI-89

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Departmental Staff Misconduct

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)
Attachment (PDF 116KB)
 

AI-90

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Fee for services

19/04/2016

(PDF 20KB)

AI-91

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Documents provided to minister

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-92

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

merchandise or promotional material

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-93

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Domain Usage

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-94

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Ministerial Website

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-95

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Report Printing

19/04/2016

(PDF 14KB)

AI-96

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

FoI Requests

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-97

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Ministerial Motor vehicle

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-98

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Ministerial Staff vehicles (non-MoPS)

19/04/2016

(PDF 77KB)

AI-99

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Ministerial Staff vehicles

19/04/2016

(PDF 77KB)

AI-100

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Lobbyist Register Meetings

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-101

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Workplace assessments

19/04/2016

(PDF 20KB)

AI-102

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Freedom of Information – Stats

19/04/2016

(PDF 18KB)

AI-103

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Ministerial staff turnover

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-104

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Multiple tenders

19/04/2016

(PDF 14KB)

AI-105

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Market Research

19/04/2016

(PDF 26KB)

AI-106

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Departmental Upgrades

19/04/2016

(PDF 75KB)

AI-107

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Wine Coolers / Fridges

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-108

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Office Plants

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-109

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Office recreation facilities

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-110

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Building Lease Costs

19/04/2016

(PDF 19KB)
Attachment (PDF 159KB)

AI-111

Ludwig, Joe

Corporate

Government advertising/marketing

19/04/2016

(PDF 51KB)

AI-112

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Short term contracts

26/04/2016

(PDF 78KB)

AI-113

McKenzie, Bridget

Sectoral Growth Policy

Next generation manufacturing

19/04/2016 

Transferred from Treasury portfolio

(PDF 75KB)

AI-114

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Take over of GM Holden's plant in Elizabeth

19/04/2016

(PDF 20KB)

AI-115

Carr, Kim

NISA Delivery Unit

NISA Committee

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-116

Carr, Kim

Office of Innovation and Science Australia

CEO of Innovation and Science Australia

19/04/2016

(PDF 17KB)

AI-117

Carr, Kim

Corporate

Contract awarded to Mitchell and Partners Australia

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-118

Carr, Kim

Portfolio Strategic Policy

The Industry, Innovation and Science Deregulation

26/04/2016

(PDF 77KB)

AI-119

Carr, Kim

Corporate

Discretionary Grants

19/04/2016

(PDF 14KB)
Attachment (PDF 62KB)

AI-120

Carr, Kim

Science and Commercialisation Policy

National Innovation and Science Agenda 'Appendix of Measures'

19/04/2016

(PDF 26KB)

AI-121

Carr, Kim

Portfolio Strategic Policy

Biomedical Translation Fund

 Transferred to Dept of Health

n/a

AI-122

Carr, Kim

Corporate

Ministerial Responsibilities

19/04/2016

(PDF 20KB)

AI-123

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

CSIRO Board

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-124

Carr, Kim

Corporate

Appointments to Boards

19/04/2016

(PDF 14KB)

AI-125

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

ATS funding

02/05/2016

(PDF 74KB)

AI-126

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Submission to the Senate Inquiry on the future of Australia's steel

19/04/2016

(PDF 73KB)

AI-127

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Imported Steel

19/04/2016

(PDF 75KB)

AI-128

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Australian steelmaking industry

21/04/2016

(PDF 71KB)

AI-129

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Economic and Social impacts of Australia's steel industry

19/04/2016

(PDF 73KB)

AI-130

Carr, Kim

Portfolio Strategic Policy

WTO provisions and steel products

19/04/2016

(PDF 72KB)

AI-131

Carr, Kim

Anti-Dumping Commission

Anti-Dumping and the verification of export data

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-132

Carr, Kim

Anti-Dumping Commission

International Trade Remedies

19/04/2016

(PDF 13KB)

AI-133

Carr, Kim

Portfolio Strategic Policy

Second round of ant-dumping reforms in 2016

19/04/2016

(PDF 133KB)

AI-134

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Building Ministers' Forum

19/04/2016

(PDF 18KB)

AI-135

Carr, Kim

Portfolio Strategic Policy

The November 2015 COAG

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-136

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Australian Industry Participation Authority

19/04/2016

(PDF 76KB)

AI-137

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Australian Industry Participation program

19/04/2016

(PDF 76KB)

AI-138

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Rail Manufacturing

19/04/2016

(PDF 74KB)

AI-139

Carr, Kim

Portfolio Strategic Policy

Trans-Pacific partnership

19/04/2016

(PDF 119KB)

AI-140

Carr, Kim

Sectoral Growth Policy

Government's Growth Centres Program

19/04/2016

(PDF 100KB)

AI-141

Carr, Kim

AUSI - Business Services

CRC for developing Northern Australia

19/04/2016

(PDF 18KB)

AI-142

Carr, Kim

AUSI - Business Services

Consultations on the establishment of the CRC for Developing Northern Australia

19/04/2016

(PDF 22KB)

AI-143

Carr, Kim

AUSI - Business Services

Key areas of focus for the CRC for Developing Northern Australia

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB)

AI-144

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) program

02/05/2016

(PDF 101KB)

AI-145

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Mr Adrian Turner as CEO of Data61

26/04/2016

(PDF 8KB)

AI-146

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Australian Centre for Precision Optics

02/05/2016

(PDF 112KB)

AI-147

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Redundancies in the optical coatings, metrology and polishing areas

02/05/2016

(PDF 165KB)

AI-148

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Resource reallocation

19/04/2016

(PDF 16KB

AI-149

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

CSIRO’s annual resource allocation to Cape Grim

02/05/2016

(PDF 175KB)

AI-150

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

CSIRO FTE staffing levels at Cape Grim

26/04/2016

(PDF 154KB)

AI-151

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Climate change related funding on measurement and modelling

19/04/2016

(PDF 14KB

AI-152

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Jobs to be cut in the Land and Water and Manufacturing Divisions

26/04/2016

(PDF 154KB)

AI-153

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Job cuts

29/04/2016

(PDF 72KB

AI-154

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Redundancies

10/10/2016 (PDF 160KB)

AI-155

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Dr Marshall’s all-staff email

26/04/2016

(PDF 78KB)

AI-156

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Executive team - all staff email

26/04/2016

(PDF 78KB)

AI-157

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

All staff email access

29/04/2016

(PDF 157KB)

AI-158

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Crowd-sourcing process

26/04/2016

(PDF 100KB)

AI-159

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

CSIRO Innovation Fund

26/04/2016

(PDF 73KB)

AI-160

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Accelerator program

26/04/2016

(PDF 79KB)

AI-161

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

ON program

26/04/2016

(PDF 75KB)

AI-162

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Intellectual property

28/09/2016 (PDF 84KB)

AI-163

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Farmers to dowse or divine water

26/04/2016

(PDF 74KB)

AI-164

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Development plan for Northern Australia

26/04/2016

(PDF 77KB)

AI-165

Carr, Kim

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

External funding targets

21/04/2016

(PDF 74KB)

NB: There are 164 questions lodged in total, with question AI-121 transferred to the Department of Health.

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Senate Standing Committees on Economics
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Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
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