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Tabled documents, 25 February 2014

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Department of Finance Exemptions granted for the one-off efficiency dividend of 2.5 per cent in 2012-13 (PDF 279KB)
Department of Finance Establishment Variances - Government 1 November 2013 to 1 February 2014
Government Personal Positions as at 1 February 2014
Personal Classifications as at 1 February 2014
(PDF 197KB)
(PDF 1490KB)
(PDF 132KB)
Senator Dastyari Email from David Fredericks, Deputy Secretary, Civil Justice and Legal Services Group, Attorney-General's Department, dated 22 October 2013 regarding FOI decision (PDF 226KB)
Department of Finance Future Fund Media Release entitled Appointment of an executive search firm, dated 25 September 2013 (PDF 150KB)
Australian Electoral Commission Opening statement by Mr Tom Rogers, Acting Electoral Commissioner (PDF 304KB)

Additional information

Correspondence from the Department of Finance correcting evidence given to the committee at the public hearing on 25 February 2014:
- Mr David Tune, Secretary, Department of Finance, dated 14 March 2014
- Ms Rosemary Huxtable, Deputy Secretary, Budget Group, Department of Finance, dated 17 March 2014
(PDF 1602KB)
Correspondence from Ms Cheryl-anne Moy, First Assistant Secretary, Ministerial and Parliamentary Services, Department of Finance, correcting evidence given at the public hearing on 25 February 2014, dated 9 April 2014 (PDF 504KB)
Correspondence from Ms Jenet Connell, Deputy Secretary, Chief Operating Officer Group, Department of Finance, correcting evidence given at the public hearing on 25 February 2014, dated 23 May 2014 (PDF 861KB)

Questions on notice

Index to questions on notice (PDF 1176KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice (due 11 April 2014)

Q No.

Program: Division or Agency

Senator

Broad Topic

Proof Hansard 25/2/14

Page & Hearing Date or Written Q

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Date

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1.        

Medibank

Lundy

Increase in PHI

Page 7

(PDF 15KB) 5/4/14

2.        

Medibank

Lundy

Foregone dividend

Page 9

(PDF 13KB) 25/3/14

3.        

Medibank

Lundy

Newgate Contract

Page 12

(PDF 27KB) 25/3/14

4.        

Medibank

Bernardi

AHM

Page 15

(PDF 5KB) 5/4/14

5.        

Finance 1.1

Wong

MYEFO/ PEFO

Page 21

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

6.        

Finance 1.1

Wong

MYEFO/ PEFO

Page 22

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

7.        

Finance 1.1

Wong

MYEFO

Page 26

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

8.        

Finance 1.2

Wong

Military Superannuation and Unfunded Liability

Page 28

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

9.        

Finance 1.2

Wong

Military Superannuation and Unfunded Liability

Page 28

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

10.    

Finance 1.1

Wong

FTB parts A and B

Page 30

(PDF 9KB) 11/4/14

11.    

Finance 1.1

Wong

FTB parts A and B

Page 30

(PDF 11KB) 11/4/14

12.    

Finance 1.1

Wong

MYEFO/PEFO

Page 30

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

13.    

Finance 1.3

Wong

Roads to Recovery Project

Page 31

(PDF 73KB) 11/4/14

14.    

Finance 1.1/1.3

Wong

Roads to Recovery Project and MYEFO

Page 32-33

(PDF 73KB) 11/4/14

15.    

Finance 1.1 

Dastyari

NCOA contracts

Page 36

(PDF 14KB) 8/4/14

16.    

Finance 1.1

Dastyari

NCOA – conflict of interest

Page 37

(PDF 109KB) 11/4/14

17.    

Finance 1.1 

Dastyari

NCOA – conflict of interest

Page 38

(PDF 109KB) 11/4/14

18.    

Finance 1.1

McKenzie

Efficiency Dividend

Page 39

(PDF 35KB) 11/4/14

19.    

 Finance 2.2 

McKenzie

Caretaker period – approved contracts

Page 39-40

(PDF 5KB) 5/4/14

20.    

Finance 1.1 

McKenzie

Procurement and Unions

Page 40

(PDF 24KB) 5/4/14

21.    

Finance 1.2

Lundy

ComSuper Commonwealth and/or Military Pension

Page 44

(PDF 5KB) 5/4/14

22.    

Finance 1.2

Lundy

ComSuper Commonwealth and/or Military Pension

Page 46

(PDF 8KB) 5/4/14

23.    

Finance 1.2

Lundy

ComSuper Commonwealth and/or Military Pension

Page 47

(PDF 6KB) 5/4/14

24.    

Finance 1.2

Lundy

ComSuper Commonwealth and/or Military Pension

Page 48

(PDF 5KB) 5/4/14

25.    

Finance 1.1 

Dastyari

NCOA conflicts of interest

Page 49

(PDF 16KB) 5/4/14

26.    

Finance 1.1

Wong

MYEFO – Individual Measures – Agriculture Australian Research Council Social Services Carbon Tax

Page 52-55

(PDF 77KB) 11/4/14

27.    

Finance 1.1

Dastyari

Defence and Foreign Exchange

Page 57

(PDF 24KB) 11/4/14

28.    

Finance 1.1

Dastryari

FOI  (13/97) –incoming government brief

Page 58

(PDF 5KB) 5/4/14

29.    

Finance 1.1

McKenzie

Gateway Review Process

Page 64

(PDF 21KB) 5/4/14

30.    

Finance 1.1

McKenzie

Gateway Review – Far North Queensland

Page 64-66

(PDF 18KB) 5/4/14

31.    

Finance 1.1

Wong

Procurement Arrangements and forward estimates

Page 66-67

(PDF 42KB) 5/4/14

32.    

Finance 1.1

Wong/ McKenzie

MYEFO

Page 69-70

(PDF 12KB) 5/4/14

33.    

Finance 2.1

Wong

Procurement

Page 71

(PDF 4167KB) 11/4/14

34.    

Finance 1.1

Dastyari

MYEFO - Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Program

Page 74

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

35.    

Finance 1.1

Dastyari

MYEFO – Royal Commission into  Institutional response to child sex abuse

Page 75

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

36.    

Finance 2.1

Bernardi

GBEs

Page 78

(PDF 18KB) 11/4/14

37.    

Finance 2.1

Bernardi

Australia Post

Page 78

(PDF 6KB) 5/4/14

38.    

Finance 2.1

Bernardi

Australia Post

Page 78-9

(PDF 63KB) 5/4/14

39.    

Finance 2.2 

Ludlam

Point Peron

Page 79-81

(PDF 16KB) 5/4/14

40.    

Finance 3.1

Jacinta Collins

CAS

Page 84-85

(PDF 12KB) 27/5/14

41.    

Finance 3.1

Faulkner

Government Staffing Committee

Page 86-7

(PDF 16KB) 23/5/14

42.    

Finance 3.1

Wong

Ministerial staffing letters

Page 88

(PDF 12KB) 27/5/14

43.    

Finance 3.1

Wong/ Faulkner

Ministerial staff contracts

Page 89

(PDF 13KB) 23/5/14

44.    

Finance 3.1 - COOG

Wong/ Faulkner

Ministerial staff contracts

Page 90

(PDF 21KB) 23/5/14

45.    

Finance 3.1

Wong

Ministerial staff  contracts

Page 90

(PDF 12KB) 27/5/14

46.    

Finance 3.1

McKenzie

Opposition staff vacancies

Page 92

(PDF 13KB) 23/5/14

47.    

Finance 3.1

McKenzie

DLOs

Page 93

(PDF 5KB) 5/4/14

48.    

Finance 3.1

McKenzie

Work bases

Page 93

(PDF 17KB) 23/5/14

49.    

AEC

Smith

Changes to Western Australian Senate poll since 2013 Election

Page 122

(PDF 35KB) 23/5/14

50.    

Finance 3.1

Bernardi

Senators’ Offices

Page 94

(PDF 121KB) 29/5/14

51.    

Finance 3.1

Faulkner

Senators’ Offices

Page 94

(PDF 17KB) 27/5/14

52.    

Finance 3.1

Wong

Staff Appointment (Mr Furnival)

Page 102

(PDF 13KB) 23/5/14

53.    

Finance 3.1

Wong

Statement of Standards (Mr Furnival)

Page 102-3

(PDF 13KB) 23/5/14

54.    

Finance 3.1

Wong

Directorship and Statement of Standards (Mr Furnival)

Page 103

(PDF 13KB) 23/5/14

55.    

Finance 3.1

Wong

Employee of former Prime Minister Gillard - contract and 457 visa

Page 108

(PDF 13KB) 23/5/14

56.    

Finance 3.1

Bernardi

Former Government employees’ severance entitlements

Page 110

(PDF 13KB) 27/5/14

57.    

Finance 3.1

Bernardi

COMCAR

Page 110-111

(PDF 110KB) 23/5/14

58.    

Finance 3.1

Wong

Employment status of Mr Furnival

Page 113

(PDF 12KB) 27/5/14

59.    

Future Fund

Dastyari

Salaries of Future Fund employees

Page 16-117

(PDF 9KB) 5/4/14

60.    

AEC

Smith

Authorises persons

Page 121 & 124

(PDF 10KB) 11/4/14

61.    

AEC

Collins

Multiple voting

Page 124

(PDF 19KB) 23/5/14

62.    

AEC

McKenzie

Electronic voting

Page 126

(PDF 15KB) 23/5/14

63.    

ASC

Dastyari

ASC Workers

Page 131

(PDF 5KB) 5/4/14

64.    

Finance

Seselja

Staff reductions and redundancies

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

65.    

Finance 3.1

Ludwig

Ministerial staff vehicles

Written

(PDF 83KB) 27/5/14

66.    

Finance 3.1

Ludwig

Ministerial Redundancy payments

Written

(PDF 8KB) 29/5/14

67.    

Finance 3.1

Ludwig

Ministerial staff turnover

Written

(PDF 60KB) 29/5/14

68.    

AEC

Bernardi

Superannuation overpayments

Written

(PDF 12KB) 23/5/14

69.    

AEC

Bernardi

Multiple voters

Written

(PDF 54KB) 27/5/14

70.    

Finance 3.1

Bernardi

Class of overseas travel

Written (transfer from PM&C)

(PDF 83KB) 23/5/14

71.    

Finance 3.1

McKenzie

Cost of electorate offices

Written

(PDF 39KB) 23/5/14

72.    

Finance 3.1

McKenzie

Staff of former Government and relocation costs

Written

(PDF 28KB) 27/5/14

73.    

Finance and agencies

McKenzie

Contracts services appointments and business undertaken before the caretaker period

Written

(PDF 31KB) 11/4/14

74.    

Finance and agencies

McKenzie

Reviews

Written

(PDF 17KB) 11/4/14

75.    

Finance and agencies

McKenzie

Project management

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

76.    

Finance and agencies

McKenzie

Deregulation

Written

(PDF 8KB) 11/4/14

77.    

Finance and agencies

McKenzie

Support for Ministers

Written

(PDF 18KB) 11/4/14

78.    

Medibank

McKenzie

Contracts services appointments and business undertaken before the caretaker period

Written

(PDF 18KB) 11/4/14

79.    

Medibank

McKenzie

Reviews

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

80.    

Medibank

McKenzie

Project management

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

81.    

Medibank

McKenzie

Deregulation

Written

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

82.    

Medibank

McKenzie

Support for Ministers

Written

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

83.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Reviews

Written

(PDF 12KB) 11/4/14

84.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Commissioned reports

Written

(PDF 9KB) 11/4/14

85.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Briefings for other parties

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

86.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Appointments

Written

(PDF 8KB) 11/4/14

87.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Stationery requirements

Written

(PDF 9KB) 11/4/14

88.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Electronic equipment

Written

(PDF 8KB) 11/4/14

89.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Media subscriptions

Written

(PDF 30KB) 11/4/14

90.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Media monitoring

Written

(PDF 11KB) 11/4/14

91.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Media training

Written

(PDF 15KB) 11/4/14

92.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Communications staff

Written

(PDF 19KB) 11/4/14

93.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Provision of equipment - Ministerial

Written

(PDF 21KB) 11/4/14

94.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Provision of equipment - departmental

Written

(PDF 38KB) 11/4/14

95.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Computers

Written

(PDF 29KB) 11/4/14

96.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Travel costs - departmental

Written

(PDF 19KB) 11/4/14

97.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Travel costs – Ministerial

Written

(PDF 13KB) 11/4/14

98.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Grants

Written

(PDF 18KB) 11/4/14

99.    

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Payment of accounts

Written

(PDF 9KB) 11/4/14

100.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Consultancies

Written

(PDF 15KB) 11/4/14

101.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Meeting costs

Written

(PDF 17KB) 11/4/14

102.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Hospitality and entertainment  costs

Written

(PDF 31KB) 11/4/14

103.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Executive coaching and leadership training

Written

(PDF 31KB) 11/4/14

104.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Staffing profile

Written

(PDF 62KB) 11/4/14

105.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Staffing reductions

Written

(PDF 22KB) 11/4/14

106.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Staffing recruitment

Written

(PDF 21KB) 11/4/14

107.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Coffee machines

Written

(PDF 10KB) 11/4/14

108.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Printing of documents

Written

(PDF 15KB) 11/4/14

109.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Corporate cars

Written

(PDF 25KB) 26/5/14

110.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Taxi costs

Written

(PDF 12KB) 11/4/14

111.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Hire cars

Written

(PDF 9KB) 11/4/14

112.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Credit cards

Written

(PDF 33KB) 11/4/14

113.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Senate Estimates briefing

Written

(PDF 12KB) 11/4/14

114.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Preparation for Question Time

Written

(PDF 9KB) 11/4/14

115.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Freedom of Information

Written

(PDF 49KB) 11/4/14

116.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Functions

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

117.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Red tape reduction

Written

(PDF 16KB) 11/4/14

118.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Official residences

Written

(PDF 13KB) 26/5/14

119.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Land costs

Written

(PDF 15KB) 11/4/14

120.  

Finance

Ludwig

Ministerial Staff Code of Conduct

Written

(PDF 59KB) 28/5/14

121.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Boards (for Departments or agencies with boards)

Written

(PDF 22KB) 11/4/14

122.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Shared services following MOG changes

Written

(PDF 9KB) 11/4/14

123.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Ministerial leave

Written

(PDF 12KB) 11/4/14

124.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Departmental rebranding

Written

(PDF 19KB) 11/4/14

125.  

Finance

Ludwig

Ministerial motor vehicle

Written

 -

Refer to response for F149

126.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Ministerial staff vehicles non MOP(S)

Written

(PDF 8KB) 11/4/14

127.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Building lease costs

Written

(PDF 52KB) 11/4/14

128.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Diners Club

Written

(PDF 14KB) 11/4/14

129.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Government advertising

Written

(PDF 28KB) 26/5/14

130.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Workplace assessments

Written

(PDF 11KB) 11/4/14

131.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Ministerial website

Written

(PDF 7KB) 11/4/14

132.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Christmas party costs

Written

(PDF 11KB) 11/4/14

133.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Multiple tenders

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

134.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Market research

Written

(PDF 17KB) 11/4/14

135.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Departmental upgrades

Written

(PDF 9KB) 11/4/14

136.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Wine coolers or refrigerators

Written

(PDF 16KB) 11/4/14

137.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Office plants

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

138.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Office recreation facilities

Written

(PDF 16KB) 11/4/14

139.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Vending machines

Written

(PDF 9KB) 11/4/14

140.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Legal costs

Written

(PDF 16KB) 11/4/14

141.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Australian Public Affairs

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

142.  

AEC

Ludwig

Homeless voting

Written

(PDF 41KB) 27/5/14

143.  

Finance and agencies

Ludwig

Attorney-General’s furniture

Written

(PDF 15KB) 23/5/14

144.  

Finance

Moore

Support to National Secretariats and Peak Organisations

Written

(PDF 13KB) 8/4/14

145.  

Finance

Ludwig

Deregulation Units

Written

(PDF 22KB) 8/4/14

146.  

Finance 3.1

Ludwig

Incorrect salary payments to  MOP(S) Act employees

Written

(PDF 19KB) 23/5/14

147.  

Finance 3.1

Ludwig

Debt repayment for MOP(S) Act employees

Written

(PDF 13KB) 23/5/14

148.  

Finance 3.1

Ludwig

Ministerial staff security clearances

Written

(PDF 20KB) 23/5/14

149.  

Finance 3.1

Ludwig

Ministerial vehicles

Written

(PDF 17KB) 5/4/14

150.  

Finance 3.1 COOG

Ludwig

Ministerial leave

Written

 -

Refer to response for F123

151.  

Finance and agencies

Wong

Costs of complying with regulations

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

152.  

Finance

Wong

Regulatory Performance Target

Written

(PDF 13KB) 11/4/14

153.  

Finance

Wong

Ministerial Advisory Council

Written

(PDF 12KB) 8/4/14

154.  

Finance

Wong

Capability Review

Written

(PDF 9KB) 5/4/14

155.  

Finance and agencies

Wong

Staff morale/well-being

Written

(PDF 10KB) 11/4/14

156.  

Finance 2.1

Wong

Contracting for Newgate Communications

Written

(PDF 13KB) 25/3/14

157.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Budget modelling

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

158.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Detention Facilities Closure

Written

(PDF 25KB) 11/4/14

159.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Estimates Variations

Written

(PDF 39KB) 11/4/14

160.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Immigration Detention Network Estimates Variation

Written

(PDF 16KB) 11/4/14

161.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

PMRA branches

Written

(PDF 6KB) 5/4/14

162.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

14500 jobs figure

Written

(PDF 4KB) 5/4/14

163.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Public Governance Performance and Accountability Act 2013

Written

(PDF 14KB) 5/4/14

164.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Infrastructure and Regional Development – Community Development Grants

Written

(PDF 7519KB)
Supplementary response
(PDF 5614KB)
11/4/14

26/5/14

165.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Grants Policy

Written

(PDF 5KB) 5/4/14

166.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Grants Policy

Written

(PDF 83KB) 11/4/14

167.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Budget – Contingency Reserve

Written

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

168.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Budget – Contingency Reserve

Written

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

169.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Budget – Contingency Reserve

Written

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

170.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Financial Framework

Written

(PDF 5KB) 5/4/14

171.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Financial Framework – CBMS Redevelopment Project

Written

(PDF 18KB) 5/4/14

172.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

2012-13 Certificate of Compliance Report

Written

(PDF 6KB) 11/4/14

173.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Operating Losses / Agency financial health

Written

(PDF 31KB) 15/4/14

174.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Advertising

Written

(PDF 15KB) 23/5/14

175.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Travel arrangements

Written

(PDF 14KB) 11/4/14

176.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Register of contract and grant recipients           

Written

(PDF 23KB) 8/4/14

177.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Commonwealth procurement panel

Written

(PDF 8KB) 5/4/14

178.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Cost Recovery

Written

(PDF 13KB) 5/4/14

179.  

FFMA

Wong

Appointment of acting and permanent chair of the Future Fund

Written

(PDF 6KB) 5/4/14

180.  

Finance and agencies

Wong

Strategic Reviews

Written

(PDF 5KB) 11/4/14

181.  

Finance

Wong

Commission of Audit report

Written

(PDF 15KB) 5/4/14

182.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Commission of Audit requests

Written

(PDF 15KB) 11/4/14

183.  

Finance 2.1

Wong

Advice on PNFC status of NBN

Written

(PDF 5KB) 5/4/14

184.  

Finance 2.1

Wong

Infrastructure projects ”off-budget”

Written

(PDF 15KB) 11/4/14

185.  

Finance 1.1

Wong

Government monthly financial statements

Written

(PDF 15KB) 5/4/14

186.  

Finance 2.2

Wong

ATO/DVA co-location

Written

(PDF 157KB) 11/4/14

187.  

Finance 3.1

Lundy

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz's electorate office

Written

(PDF 61KB) 29/5/14

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Australia

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