Finance and Deregulation portfolio

Finance and Deregulation portfolio

Index to questions on notice - (PDF 108KB)

Note: The committee set Thursday, 9 April 2009 for the return of answers to Questions on Notice.

Answers to Questions on Notice

QoN Department/Agency Senator Topic PDF format

F1

DFD COONAN Cabinet awareness of consultancy expenditure (PDF 4KB)

F2

DFD COONAN Fuelwatch branding consultancy (PDF 4KB)

F3

DFD COONAN Breakdown of consultancy expenditure for DFD (PDF 5KB)

F4

DFD COONAN Employment cost growth rate (PDF 4KB)

F5

DFD RONALDSON Across-the-the department media and communications expenditure (PDF 18KB)

F6

DFD ABETZ Commitment to deregulation (PDF 4KB)

F7

DFD ABETZ List of ministries that have undertaken a stocktake of redundant regulations (PDF 4KB)

F8

DFD ABETZ How does Finance undertake valuation of branding? (PDF 4KB)

F9

DFD COONAN Correct cost for branding for GroceryChoice website (PDF 4KB)

F10

DFD ABETZ Final figure for costing of Fuelwatch (PDF 4KB)

F11

DFD COONAN Amount to be returned to budget from Fuelwatch (PDF 4KB)

F12

DFD COONAN Consultant cost for GroceryChoice (PDF 4KB)

F13

DFD COONAN Amount paid to Choice to run GroceryChoice website (PDF 4KB)

F14

DFD COONAN What scrutiny over the Grocerywatch/Fuelwatch costs does DFD have, and which department would make the payment to Choice? (PDF 5KB)

F15

DFD COONAN Confirmation on whether GroceryWatch funding has been transferred to Treasury (PDF 4KB)

F16

DFD ABETZ Continued use of savings to offset new expenditure by departments (PDF 5KB)

F17

DFD ABETZ Amount of depreciation funding available to departments (PDF 4KB)

F18

DFD ABETZ Allocation of extra funding for DFD from UEFO (PDF 4KB)

F19

DFD ABETZ Benchmarking of cost estimates for FuelWatch and GroceryWatch (PDF 4KB)

F20

DFD RONALDSON Details of advertisement for the economic stimulus package (PDF 14KB)

F21

DFD RONALDSON Date when Finance took responsibility for campaign and non-campaign contracts (PDF 4KB)

F22

DFD RONALDSON Number of communication campaigns conducted by government in 2008, and Finance's responsibility (PDF 5KB)

F23

DFD RONALDSON Ministerial or personal staff involved in selection of agencies (PDF 6KB)

F24

DFD RONALDSON Media buy for each advertising campaign (PDF 5KB)

F25

DFD RONALDSON Start and end dates of electronic advertising campaigns (PDF 5KB)

F26

Medibank Private CORMANN Dates when Medibank board signed off on rate change and submitted to Minister (PDF 4KB)

F27

Medibank Private CORMANN Name and details of report on private health insurance rebate commissioned by Medibank (PDF 5KB)

F28

Medibank Private CORMANN Redundancies and changes as a result of acquisition of AHM (PDF 4KB)

F29

Medibank Private MOORE Status of payroll deductions (PDF 4KB)

F30

Medibank Private MOORE Complaints received by Medibank over payroll deduction issues (PDF 4KB)

F31

Medibank Private FORSHAW Minimum number of contributors needed for payroll deduction (PDF 4KB)

F32

DFD PARRY Number of staff servicing members and senators with breakdown (PDF 4KB)

F33

DFD COLLINS Why was use of Commonwealth parliament offices discussed with House of Representatives? (PDF 5KB)

F34

DFD CAMERON Reasons for moving ComCar drivers to casual positions (PDF 6KB)

F35

DFD COLLINS Extent of car sharing (PDF 6KB)

F36

DFD FERGUSON Savings from disqualifying former Senators and Members from using ComCars to travel to airport (PDF 4KB)

F37

DFD RONALDSON Principal advisers above standard pay range (PDF 4KB)

F38

DFD RONALDSON Aggregated amount of pay above pay range (PDF 5KB)

F39

DFD RONALDSON Estimate of salaries paid above pay range (PDF 4KB)

F40

DFD RONALDSON Dual phones from MAPS and home department (PDF 4KB)

F41

DFD RONALDSON Date when advice on establishment of auditor of parliamentary allowances was provided (PDF 4KB)

F42

DFD RONALDSON Most recent occasion of assistance in regard to establishment of auditor of parliamentary allowances (PDF 4KB)

F43

DFD RONALDSON Breakdown of relocation costs for CCSTU staff (PDF 13KB)

F44

DFD RONALDSON Number, classification and cost of staff involved in turnover (PDF 7KB)

F45

DFD POLLEY Phone costs due to PDA malfunction (PDF 4KB)

F46

DFD POLLEY No. of people involved in BlackBerry pilot program (PDF 4KB)

F47

DFD POLLEY No. of complaints during previous MPDA trials (PDF 5KB)

F48

DFD POLLEY Entitlement to Caller ID for Parliamentarians (PDF 4KB)

F49

DFD FIELDING Support for PDAs purchased by Senators (PDF 5KB)

F50

DFD FIELDING Query to Apple on security for iPhone (PDF 5KB)
F51 AEC ABETZ Revenue from union sources for protected ballots (PDF 144KB)
F52 AEC ABETZ Potential decision to make protected ballots fully funded (PDF 22KB)
F53 AEC ABETZ Cost of a protected ballot (PDF 4KB)
F54 FFMA PARRY Accountability measures for investment strategy (PDF 8KB)
F55 DFD BRANDIS Copy of September 2008 audit of Centrecorp (PDF 7KB)
F56 DFD BRANDIS Copy of audit report on Northern Territory Land Councils (PDF 4KB)
Attachment: (PDF 728KB)
F57 DFD BRANDIS Copies of ANAO's reports and audits into Central Land Council and Centrecorp (PDF 39KB)
F58 DFD BROWN Future Fund's consideration of ESG factors (PDF 7KB)
F59 Whole Portfolio COONAN Expenditure on consultants in 2007-08 (PDF 5KB)
F60 Whole Portfolio COONAN Estimated expenditure on consultants in 2008-09 (PDF 5KB)
F61 Whole Portfolio COONAN Estimated expenditure across forward estimates (PDF 4KB)
F62 DFD COONAN Breakdown of what $200b will be used for. (PDF 4KB)
F63 DFD COONAN Reasons for deficit projected in UEFO (PDF 4KB)
F64 DFD COONAN DoFD consultation in increased debt levels (PDF 4KB)
F65 DFD COONAN Methodology used by Finance to cost interest expenditure, and Cabinet awareness (PDF 4KB)
F66 DFD COONAN Total estimated Government expenditure for 2008-09 (PDF 4KB)
F67 DFD COONAN Total estimated Government expenditure for 2011-12 and related questions (PDF 4KB)
F68 Whole Portfolio HUMPHRIES No. of SES positions (PDF 13KB)
F69 DFD PAYNE Australian home mortgage providers Transferred to Treasury
F70 DFD RYAN Destruction of Blackberry/PDAs (PDF 5KB)
F71 AEC RYAN Cost of internal officer and delegate elections for trade unions (PDF 6KB)
F72 DFD RONALDSON Staff employed in Ministerial offices not under the MoPS Act (PDF 23KB)
F73 DFD RONALDSON Establishment of an Auditor of Parliamentary Entitlements (PDF 4KB)
F74 DFD RONALDSON Travel by CCSTU staff (PDF 6KB)
F75 AEC RONALDSON Impact of proposed Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (PDF 20KB)
F76 AEC SIEWERT Cost of AEC holding protected action secret ballots (PDF 4KB)
F77 DFD BOYCE Funding for ICT review (PDF 20KB)
F78 AEC BOYCE Accessibility of AEC polling booths (PDF 111KB)
F79 DFD JOHNSTON Transfer from DEWHA - Staffing in Minister Wong's office (PDF 9KB)
F80 DFD POLLEY No. of PDA's retuned in favour of mobile phone Answered at hearing, 24/2/09
F81 DFD BIRMINGHAM Staffing in Minister Garret's office (PDF 9KB)
F82 DFD PAYNE Release of Commonwealth land (PDF 6KB)

Additional information and tabled documents

Establishment Variances Government since 1 October 2008 to 1 February 2009, tabled at Estimates Hearing by the Department of Finance and Deregulation, 24 February 2009 (PDF 1079KB)
Government Personal Positions as at 1 February 2009, tabled at Estimates Hearing by the Department of Finance and Deregulation, 24 February 2009 (PDF 1301KB)
Personal Classifications, tabled at Estimates Hearing by the Department of Finance and Deregulation, 24 February 2009 (PDF 656KB)
Performance Audit of Centrecorp Aboriginal Investment Corporation Pty Ltd, Office of Evaluation and Audit, Department of Finance and Deregulation, November 2008 (supplied in answer to F55) (PDF 743KB)

For further information, contact:

Estimates Officer
Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3534
Fax: +61 2 6277 5809
Email: fpa.sen@aph.gov.au