Responses to questions taken on notice at the budget estimates hearings
were due on Friday 1 August 2008 -
standing order 74(5) takes effect 30 days after this date.
QoN |
Senator |
Agency |
Topic |
View |
BET-1 |
Cormann |
- |
Budget announcement - establishment of
new funds [to be answered by Finance and Deregulation portfolio] |
N/A |
BET-2 |
Siewert |
ACCC |
ACCC - sections 46 and 51 of the Trade
Practices Act 1974 |
(PDF 59KB) |
BET-3 |
Eggleston |
ATO |
Australian Valuation Office website |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-4 |
McEwen |
Treasury |
Official Development Assistance |
(PDF 23KB) |
BET-5 |
Boswell |
Treasury |
Road user charge |
(PDF 22KB) |
BET-6 |
Bob Brown |
ACCC |
Petrol prices |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-7 |
Payne |
Treasury |
First Home Saver Accounts |
(PDF 29KB) |
BET-8 |
Eggleston |
ACCC |
Indigenous art industry |
(PDF 33KB) |
BET-9 |
Eggleston |
ACCC |
Grocery prices |
(PDF 12KB) |
BET-10 |
Abetz |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch bill |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-11 |
Abetz |
Treasury |
"Working families" |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-12 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Private health insurance |
(PDF 12KB) |
BET-13 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Private health insurance - breakdown of
age |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-14 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Medicare levy surcharge |
(PDF 10KB) |
BET-15 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
Treasury |
Appointments and election commitments |
(PDF 29KB) |
BET-16 |
Milne |
Treasury |
Green Growth |
(PDF 10KB) |
BET-17 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
North West Shelf Joint Venture |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-18 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Medicare levy surcharge - average
incomes |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-19 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Medicare levy surcharge - rebates |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-20 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Medicare levy surcharge - premium
changes |
(PDF 14KB) |
BET-21 |
Fifield |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch - Treasury advice |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-22 |
Fifield |
Treasury |
Solar panels |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-23 |
Chapman |
Treasury |
Family trusts |
(PDF 30KB) |
BET-24 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
North West Shelf production |
(PDF 20KB) |
BET-25 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Luxury car tax |
(PDF 17KB) |
BET-26 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Medicare levy surcharge - threshold
changes |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-27 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Medicare levy - revenue |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-28 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Increased taxation of ready-to-drink
beverages |
(PDF 12KB) |
BET-29 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Changes to the Medicare levy surcharge
thresholds |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-30 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Indexation of the Medicare levy
surcharge |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-31 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Private health insurance - income
brackets |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-32 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Private health insurance - policy
holders |
(PDF 10KB) |
BET-33 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Average private health insurance
premiums |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-34 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Medicare levy surcharge - advice on
modelling |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-35 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Medicare levy surcharge - states and
territories (no. 1) |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-36 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Medicare levy surcharge - states and
territories (no. 2) |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-37 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
ABS - ready-to-drink data |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-38 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Ready-to-drink beverages - forecast
growth |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-39 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Ready-to-drink beverages - production |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-40 |
Bernardi |
ATO |
Australian Valuation Office - operations |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-41 |
Bernardi |
ATO |
Australian Valuation Office - non-visual
valuations |
(PDF 14KB) |
BET-42 |
Bernardi |
ATO |
Australian Valuation Office - relocation |
(PDF 20KB) |
BET-43 |
Abetz |
Treasury |
Luxury car tax - GST |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-44 |
Abetz |
Treasury |
Luxury car tax - modelling |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-45 |
Abetz |
Treasury |
Demutualisation of MBF |
(PDF 13KB) |
BET-46 |
Abetz |
Treasury |
Luxury car tax revenue |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-47 |
Abetz |
Treasury |
Luxury car tax - vehicles/models |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-48 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
North West Shelf |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-49 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
North West Shelf - consultation |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-50 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Comments by Woodside CEO |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-51 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-52 |
Cormann |
Treasury |
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax - revenue |
(PDF 19KB) |
BET-53 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 3)
Bill 2008 - consultation |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-54 |
Eggleston |
Treasury |
State distribution of the Goods and
Services Tax |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-55 |
Eggleston |
Treasury |
The 'Henry' tax review |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-56 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
Rule 22c-2 of the US Investment Company
Act |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-57 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
Office of the Inspector-General of
Taxation |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-58 |
Abetz |
ABS |
International census |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-59 |
Abetz |
ABS |
International consumer price index |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-60 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Consumer price index |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-61 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Consumer price index / terms of trade |
(PDF 10KB) |
BET-62 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Expenditure for 2008-09 |
(PDF 12KB) |
BET-63 |
Boswell |
Treasury |
Family Tax Benefit A |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-64 |
Boswell |
Treasury |
Government assistance programs |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-65 |
Boswell |
Treasury |
Family assistance entitlements |
(PDF 23KB) |
BET-66 |
Joyce |
Treasury |
CSIRO - assets held |
(PDF 8KB) |
|
|
|
Attachment 1: Answer BI-103 from
the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio (Budget
Estimates 2008-09) |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-67 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
Presentation of budget papers |
(PDF 12KB) |
BET-68 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
National debt-free day |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-69 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Productivity and growth in Australia |
(PDF 19KB) |
BET-70 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Review of spending pressures |
(PDF 12KB) |
BET-71 |
Webber |
Treasury |
Funding to Western Australia |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-72 |
Macdonald |
Treasury |
Intergovernmental agreement |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-73 |
Macdonald |
Treasury |
National Health and Hospitals Reform
Plan |
(PDF 10KB) |
BET-74 |
Macdonald |
Treasury |
Increase in state distributions |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-75 |
Eggleston/Bushby |
Treasury |
Emissions trading scheme |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-76 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
International 'future funds' |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-77 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
Workplace relations policy |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-78 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
Workplace relations - modelling |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-79 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Workplace relations - modelling (no. 2) |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-80 |
Boswell |
Treasury |
Fuel excise indexation |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-81 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
Workplace relations - inflation and
interest rates |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-82 |
Bushby/Fisher |
Treasury |
Economic modelling of
unemployment/employment - consultation |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-83 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Employment agreements |
(PDF 8KB) |
|
|
|
Attachment 1: Answer SBT-32 from
the Treasury portfolio (Supplementary Budget Estimates 2005-06) |
(PDF 46KB) |
BET-84 |
Abetz/Birmingham |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch - Australian Government
Solicitor advice (no. 1) |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-85 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch - Australian Government
Solicitor advice (no. 2) |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-86 |
Abetz |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch bill - timing |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-87 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch - operation |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-88 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch - December report |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-89 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch - ACCC (no. 1) |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-90 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch - ACCC (no. 2) |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-91 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Petrol price rise |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-92 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch - ACCC (no. 3) |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-93 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Fuelwatch - ACCC (no. 4) |
(PDF 13KB) |
BET-94 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Grocery prices |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-95 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
First Home Saver Accounts (no. 2) |
(PDF 14KB) |
BET-96 |
Eggleston |
Treasury |
Sub-prime |
(PDF 7KB) |
|
|
|
Attachment 1: Answer F49 from the
Finance and Deregulation portfolio (Budget Estimates 2008-09) |
(PDF 166KB) |
BET-97 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Senate Economics Legislation Committee
inquiry into the price of petrol in Australia |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-98 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Price increases |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-99 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Medicare levy surcharge - premiums |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-100 |
Coonan |
Treasury |
Fuel excise/GST |
(PDF 12KB) |
BET-101 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
Forecast for unemployment |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-102 |
Bushby |
Treasury |
Appointments to the Reserve Bank of
Australia |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-103 |
Abetz |
ACCC |
Role of the Petrol Commissioner |
(PDF 8KB) |
|
|
|
Attachment 1: The Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission: Who we are, what we do, how we
work |
(PDF 165KB) |
BET-104 |
Abetz |
ACCC |
Perth - lowest petrol prices |
(PDF 10KB) |
BET-105 |
Coonan |
ACCC |
Fuelwatch - December report |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-106 |
Coonan |
ACCC |
Fuelwatch - information provided to the
government |
(PDF 10KB) |
BET-107 |
Abetz |
ACCC |
Fuelwatch - volume of modelling
information |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-108 |
Abetz/Coonan |
ACCC |
Fuelwatch - regulatory impact statement |
(PDF 16KB) |
BET-109 |
Joyce |
ACCC |
Fuelwatch and section 45 of the Trade
Practices Act 1974 |
(PDF 6KB) |
BET-110 |
Joyce |
ACCC |
Monitoring of diesel and LPG prices |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-111 |
Joyce |
ACCC |
Agricultural and mining use of petrol |
(PDF 8KB) |
BET-112 |
Brandis |
ACCC |
Drafting instruction for section 15.1.3 |
(PDF 11KB) |
BET-113 |
Eggleston |
ACCC |
Indigenous art - fraud |
(PDF 14KB) |
BET-114 |
Abetz/
Fierravanti-Wells |
ACCC |
Reappointment of ACCC Chairman |
(PDF 14KB) |
BET-115 |
Abetz |
ACCC |
Fuel used by passenger vehicles |
(PDF 9KB) |
BET-116 |
Abetz |
ACCC |
Fuelwatch - discussions with APCO |
(PDF 8KB) |
|
|
|
Attachment 1: Transcript of
proceedings: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Petrol
Price Inquiry Hearing, Ballarat, 21 September 2007 |
(PDF 845KB) |
BET-117 |
Murray |
ACCC |
Code of Banking Practice |
(PDF 12KB) |
BET-118 |
Abetz |
PC |
Export industry |
(PDF 7KB) |
BET-119 |
Fierravanti-Wells |
ASIC |
Phoenix companies |
(PDF 12KB) |
BET-120 |
Bushby |
ASIC |
Public companies - insurance cover |
(PDF 19KB) |
BET-121 |
Bushby |
ASIC |
Anti-Money Laundering and
Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 |
(PDF 10KB) |
BET-122 |
Joyce |
ASIC |
Unincorporated bodies |
(PDF 13KB) |
BET-123 |
Bernardi |
ATO |
Australian Valuation Office
accommodation in Victoria |
(PDF 10KB) |