Prime Minister and Cabinet

Prime Minister and Cabinet

Index to questions on notice - (PDF 100KB)

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

PM1

OOSGG

FIFIELD

Input into Governor-General's speech at World Future Energy Summit

(PDF 896KB)

PM2

OOSGG

FERGUSON

Other heads of state who attended the World Future Energy Summit

See PM1

PM3

OOSGG

FORSHAW

List of other activities undertaken by Governor-General 

See PM1

PM4

PM&C

RONALDSON

Dates and individuals who acted as Acting Prime Minister

(PDF 5KB)

PM5(a-b)

PM&C

RONALDSON

Chief Executive's instructions and guidance on contracting 

(PDF 4KB)

(PDF 4KB)

PM6

PM&C

RONALDSON

Consultancy expenditure in first year of government 

(PDF 7KB)

PM7

PM&C

RONALDSON

Staff travel

(PDF 4KB)

PM8(a-c)

PM&C

FIFIELD

PM's meetings with heads of missions 

(PDF 5KB)

(PDF 4KB)

(PDF 4KB)

PM9

PM&C

TROOD

Recruits from Boston Consulting

(PDF 4KB)

PM10

PM&C

TROOD

Open positions in PM&C 

(PDF 5KB)

PM11

PM&C

TROOD

Former employees of Boston Consulting 

(PDF 4KB)

PM12

PM&C

TROOD

Female employees of the National Security Division

Answered at hearing – p83

PM13

PM&C

RONALDSON

Information provided to ANAO 

(PDF 6KB)

PM14

PM&C

RONALDSON

No. of DLOs

(PDF 24KB)

PM15

PM&C

RONALDSON

Damage to MG-8 

(PDF 4KB)

PM16

PM&C

BROWN (B)

Response to Dennis Richard's statements 

(PDF 13KB)

PM17(a-b)

PM&C

RONALDSON

DLOs based outside Canberra

(PDF 4KB)

(PDF 4KB)

PM18

PM&C

RONALDSON

DLO travel

(PDF 4KB)

PM19

PM&C

RONALDSON

Cost and breakdown of community cabinet

PM&C costs answered at hearing (p74)

PM20(a-h)

PM&C

RONALDSON

PM's possible attendance at Boxing Day test

(PDF 7KB)

PM21(a-d)

PM&C

RONALDSON

PM's official gifts 

(PDF 5KB)

PM22

PM&C

BOYCE

Part-time workers in PM&C 

(PDF 5KB)

PM23

PM&C

BOYCE

Average hours worked by part-time workers 

(PDF 4KB)

PM24

PM&C

BOYCE

Average agreed hours worked by part-time workers 

(PDF 4KB)

PM25

PM&C

BOYCE

Overtime by part-time workers 

(PDF 4KB)

PM26

PM&C (for ONA)

TROOD

Security assessments of global financial crisis by intelligence agencies 

(PDF 5KB)

PM27

ANAO

RONALDSON

Past audits into Government advertising

(PDF 11KB)

PM28

ANAO

RONALDSON

Suggested improvements to Advertising guidelines

(PDF 5KB) - see also additional information

PM29(a-l)

PM&C

ABETZ

Footage of PM used in GM Holden advertisement

(PDF 7KB)

PM30

PM&C

BIRMINGHAM

Meetings between PM, PM's office and David McGauchie

(PDF 4KB)

PM31

PM&C

BIRMINGHAM

Discussion of National Broadband Network

(PDF 4KB)

PM32(a-g)

PM&C

BROWN (B)

Addressing executive salaries

(PDF 13KB)

PM33(a-z)

PM&C

BUSHBY

PM's attendance of opening of Julie Collin's electorate office

(PDF 20KB)

PM34(a-b)

PM&C

COONAN

Expenditure on consultancies in 2007-08

(PDF 5KB)

PM35(a-b)

PM&C

COONAN

Estimated expenditure on consultancies in 2008-09

(PDF 6KB)

PM36

PM&C

COONAN

Estimated expenditure on consultancies across forward estimates

(PDF 5KB)

PM37

PM&C

FIFIELD

Artwork in PM's office

(PDF 13KB)

PM38

PM&C

FIFIELD

Artwork in ministerial offices

Tfr. to DPS

PM39(a-n)

PM&C

FIFIELD

Status of cabinet submission co-ordination review process

(PDF 8KB)

PM40(a-f)

PM&C

FIFIELD

Questions in regard to $11 billion in UEFO

(PDF 23KB)

PM41(a-j)

PM&C

FIFIELD

2020 summit - Government response

(PDF 6KB)

PM42(a-g)

ANAO

FIFIELD

Impact on efficiency dividend on ANAO capabilities

(PDF 12KB)

PM43

PM&C

HUMPHRIES

SES positions

(PDF 4KB)

PM44(a-j)

Ombudsman

LUDLAM

Closure of WA office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman

(PDF 7KB)

PM45(a-i)

PM&C

RYAN

Audit of electricity, water and energy use by Commonwealth offices

(PDF 9KB)

PM46(a-b)

PM&C

RYAN

Exercise equipment in PM's residences

(PDF 4KB)

PM47(a-c)

ANAO

RONALDSON

ANAO intervention in Government advertising campaigns

(PDF 7KB)

PM48(a-h)

PM&C

RONALDSON

Official gifts received by PM

(PDF 8KB)

PM49(a-f)

PM&C

RONALDSON

Contracts with Heidrick & Struggles

(PDF 6KB)

PM50(a-e)

ANAO

BOYCE

ANAO reporting and budgetary pressure

(PDF 28KB)

PM51(a-h)

PM&C

BERNARDI

Community Response taskforce (transfer from FaHCSIA)

(PDF 5KB)

PM52

PM&C

BIRMINGHAM

Australian National Academy of Music (transfer from DEWHA)

(PDF 4KB)

PM53

AIFS

HUMPHRIES

SES officers

(PDF 416KB)

PM54

ANAO

HUMPHRIES

SES officers

(PDF 5KB)

PM55

APSC

HUMPHRIES

SES officers

(PDF 4KB)

PM56

NAA

HUMPHRIES

SES officers

(PDF 4KB)

PM57

Ombudsman

HUMPHRIES

SES officers

(PDF 9KB)

PM58

IGIS

HUMPHRIES

SES officers

(PDF 4KB)

PM59

ONA

HUMPHRIES

SES officers

(PDF 18KB)

PM60

OOSGG

HUMPHRIES

SES officers

(PDF 5KB)

PM61

Privacy

HUMPHRIES

SES officers

(PDF 4KB)

PM62

OPH

HUMPHRIES

SES officers

(PDF 4KB)

PM63

AIFS

COONAN

Consultancy expenditure

(PDF 625KB)

PM64

ANAO

COONAN

Consultancy expenditure

(PDF 7KB)

PM65

APSC

COONAN

Consultancy expenditure

(PDF 6KB)

PM66

NAA

COONAN

Consultancy expenditure

(PDF 6KB)

PM67

Ombudsman

COONAN

Consultancy expenditure

(PDF 8KB)

PM68

IGIS

COONAN

Consultancy expenditure

(PDF 6KB)

PM69

ONA

COONAN

Consultancy expenditure

(PDF 28KB)

PM70

OOSGG

COONAN

Consultancy expenditure

(PDF 5KB)

PM71

Privacy

COONAN

Consultancy expenditure

(PDF 5KB)

PM72

OPH

COONAN

Consultancy expenditure

(PDF 6KB)

PM73(a-g) OOSGG JOHNSTON Governor-Generals' speech in Abu Dhabi (PDF 6KB)

Additional information and tabled documents

Chief Executive's Instructions and Guidelines - 3.1 Procurement - Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (provided in response to PM5a) (PDF 81KB)
The Procurement Handbook - Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (provided in response to PM5b) (PDF 905KB)
Response to Senate Question No. 750 - Overseas travel since 3 December 2007 (provided in response to PM7) (PDF 36KB)
Letter dated 30 January 2009 from the Auditor-General to Special Minister of State and Cabinet Secretary, Senator the Hon John Faulkner (provided in answer to PM28) (PDF 1550KB)

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