Human Services Portfolio

Human Services Portfolio

Index to questions on notice (PDF 512KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice

Responses to questions taken on notice at the Supplementary Budget Estimates hearings are due on Friday 24 January 2014 - standing order 74(5) takes effect 30 days after this date.

QoN No

Broad Topic

Senator

Answer to QoN

Date Answer Received

1

Emergency Management – NSW Bushfires

Cameron

(PDF 27KB)
Attachment A (PDF 14051KB)
Attachment B (PDF 11946KB)
Attachment C (PDF 12465KB)
Attachment D (PDF 9625KB)
Attachment E (PDF 8945KB)
10/02/2014

2

Service Delivery – Agent Services

Siewert

(PDF 6945KB) 24/01/2014

3

Commission of Audit

Cameron

(PDF 18KB) 24/01/2014

4

Service Delivery – Face-to-Face

Cameron

(PDF 23KB) 24/01/2014

5

Service Delivery – Regional and Remote Areas

Cameron

(PDF 19KB) 10/02/2014

6

Income Management – Place-Based

Siewert

(PDF 22KB) 24/01/2014

7

Fraud and Compliance – Data Matching

Siewert

(PDF 15KB) 24/01/2014

8

Fraud and Compliance – Risk Profiling

Siewert

(PDF 15KB) 24/01/2014

9

Call Wait Times

Siewert

(PDF 237KB) 24/01/2014

10

Staffing – Non-ongoing Staff - Classifications

Cameron

(PDF 29KB) 10/02/2014

11

Departmental Reviews

Ludwig

(PDF 21KB) 24/01/2014

12

Commissioned Reports

Ludwig

(PDF15KB) 24/01/2014

13

Briefings for Other Parties

Ludwig

(PDF 19KB) 10/02/2014

14

Appointments

Ludwig

(PDF 20KB) 24/01/2014

15

Stationery

Ludwig

(PDF 14KB) 24/01/2014

16

Media Subscriptions

Ludwig

(PDF 26KB) 10/02/2014

17

Media Monitoring

Ludwig

(PDF 18KB) 10/02/2014

18

Media Training

Ludwig

(PDF 24KB) 10/02/2014

19

Communications Staff

Ludwig

(PDF 29KB) 24/01/2014

20

Provision of Equipment

Ludwig

(PDF 98KB) 24/01/2014

21

Travel Costs

Ludwig

(PDF 31KB) 10/02/2014

22

Grants

Ludwig

(PDF 125KB) 10/02/2014

23

Government Payments of Accounts

Ludwig

(PDF 37KB) 24/01/2014

24

Consultancies

Ludwig

(PDF 17KB) 24/01/2014

25

Meeting Costs

Ludwig

(PDF 19KB) 10/02/2014

26

Hospitality and Entertainment

Ludwig

(PDF 25KB) 10/02/2014

27

Public Service Efficiencies

Ludwig

(PDF 20KB) 24/01/2014

28

Ministerial Office Security Classifications

Ludwig

(PDF 15KB) 24/01/2014

29

Executive Coaching and Leadership Training

Ludwig

(PDF 26KB) 10/02/2014

30

Staffing Reductions

Ludwig

(PDF 118KB) 24/01/2014

31

Staffing Cessations

Ludwig

(PDF 25KB) 24/01/2014

32

Staffing Recruitment

Ludwig

(PDF 26KB) 10/02/2014

33

Coffee Machines

Ludwig

(PDF 19KB) 24/01/2014

34

Printing

Ludwig

(PDF 14KB) 24/01/2014

35

Corporate Cars

Ludwig

(PDF 14KB) 24/01/2014

36

Taxi Costs

Ludwig

(PDF 19KB) 10/02/2014

37

Hire Cars

Ludwig

(PDF 19KB) 24/01/2014

38

Credit Cards

Ludwig

(PDF 31KB) 24/01/2014

39

Electricity Purchasing

Ludwig

(PDF 19KB)
(PDF 14KB)
24/01/2014
12/06/2014

40

Ministerial Briefings

Ludwig

(PDF 15KB) 24/01/2014

41

Departmental Senate Estimates Briefing

Ludwig

(PDF 17KB) 24/01/2014

42

Freedom of Information

Ludwig

(PDF 28KB) 24/01/2014

43

Functions

Ludwig

(PDF 15KB) 24/01/2014

44

Red Tape Reduction

Ludwig

(PDF 18KB) 5/02/2014

45

Income Support Recipients

Edwards

(PDF 22KB) 24/01/2014

46

Call Wait Times

Siewert

(PDF 93KB) 24/01/2014

47

Centrelink Appeals and Reviews

Siewert

(PDF 22KB) 10/02/2014

48

Member of a Couple Issues

Siewert

(PDF 22KB) 24/01/2014

49

Freedom of Information – Own Files

Siewert

(PDF 23KB) 24/01/2014

50

Fraud and Compliance – Public Tip-offs

Siewert

(PDF 20KB) 10/02/2014

51

Fraud and Compliance – Member of a Couple

Siewert

(PDF 34KB) 24/01/2014

52

Fraud and Compliance- Optical Surveillance

Siewert

(PDF 15KB) 24/01/2014

53

Fraud and Compliance – Use of Private Detectives

Siewert

(PDF 15KB) 24/01/2014

54

Unauthorised Access

Siewert

(PDF 22KB) 24/01/2014

55

Security Guards

Siewert

(PDF 55KB) 24/01/2014

56

Young Mothers Program

 

Siewert

Transferred to Department of Employment  

57

Social Work Services

Siewert

(PDF 17KB) 24/01/2014

58

Centrelink Reviews and Appeals – Update

Siewert

(PDF 38KB) 24/01/2014

59

Weekly Payments of Centrelink Benefits

Siewert

(PDF 26KB) 24/01/2014

60

Crisis Payment

Siewert

(PDF 34KB) 24/01/2014

61

Payment by Cheque

Siewert

(PDF 21KB) 24/01/2014

62

Advance Payments

Siewert

(PDF 40KB) 24/01/2014

63

Complaints against Staff - Centrelink

Siewert

(PDF 21KB) 10/02/2014

64

Centrepay – Independent Review

Siewert

(PDF 45KB) 24/01/2014

65

Restricted Servicing Arrangements

Siewert

(PDF 1258KB) 24/01/2014

66

Customer Aggression

Siewert

(PDF 24KB) 24/01/2014

67

Centrelink Reviews and Appeals

Siewert

(PDF 13349KB) 24/01/2014

68

Customer Calls

Cameron

(PDF 15KB) 24/01/2014

69

Changes to the Machinery of Government

Cameron

(PDF 15KB) 10/02/2014

70

Departmental Staffing and Infrastructure

Cameron

(PDF 60KB) 10/02/2014

71

Freedom of Information

Cameron

(PDF 159KB) 24/01/2014

72

Information Technology – Express Plus Mobile Apps

Cameron

(PDF 22KB) 24/01/2014

73

Information Technology – Child Support System (CUBA)

Cameron

(PDF 17KB) 24/01/2014

74

Information Technology – Income Security Integrated System (ISIS)

Cameron

(PDF 18KB) 24/01/2014

75

Capability Review, Future Jobs Plan, National Commission of Audit

Cameron

(PDF 33KB) 24/01/2014

76

Research

Cameron

(PDF 22KB) 24/01/2014

77

Not-for-profit Sector

Cameron

(PDF 17KB) 24/01/2014

78

Centrepay Review

Cameron

(PDF 25KB) 24/01/2014

79

Waiting Times and Customer Issues

Cameron

(PDF 317KB) 13/02/2014

80

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Cameron

(PDF 17KB) 24/01/2014

81

Social Security Appeals Tribunal

Cameron

(PDF 17KB) 10/02/2014

82

Centrelink Vulnerability Indicators

Cameron

(PDF 38KB) 24/01/2014

83

Unauthorised Access

Cameron

(PDF 14KB) 24/01/2014

84

Security Guards

Cameron

(PDF 14KB) 24/01/2014

85

Helping Young Parents Program

 

Cameron

Transferred to Department of Employment  

86

Weekly Payment of Centrelink Benefits

Cameron

(PDF 14KB) 24/01/2014

87

Crisis Payment

Cameron

(PDF 14KB) 24/01/2014

88

Debts - Centrelink

Cameron

(PDF 21KB) 24/01/2014

89

Rent Assistance Overpayments

Cameron

(PDF 19KB) 24/01/2014

90

Centrelink Overpayments – Former Payment Recipients

Cameron

(PDF 19KB) 24/01/2014

91

Waiver of Debts under the ‘special circumstances’ provisions

Cameron

(PDF 17KB) 24/01/2014

92

Paid Parental Leave

Cameron

(PDF 14KB) 24/01/2014

93

Chronic Disease Dental Scheme

Bushby

(PDF 34KB) 10/02/2014

94

Fraud and Tip-offs

Moore

(PDF 25KB) 14/02/2014

95

Appeals, Reviews and Complaints – Child Care Payments

Moore

(PDF 21KB) 24/01/2014

96

Income Management

Siewert

(PDF 69KB) 24/01/2014

97

Appeals, Reviews and Complaint

Moore

(PDF 59KB) 10/02/2014

Tabled Documents and additional information

Article The Australian 28 October 2013: ‘PM urged to review fire aid’ – tabled on 21 November 2013 by Senator the Hon Doug Cameron

 (PDF 587KB)

Article The Land, Sydney 24 October 2013: ‘In the firing line’ – tabled on 21 November 2013 by Senator the Hon Doug Cameron

(PDF 2903KB)

Article Sydney Morning Herald 21 October 2013: ‘Government cut in aid ‘heartless’’- tabled on 21 November 2013 by Senator the Hon Doug Cameron

(PDF 1231KB)

Joint Media Statement – additional information provided on 21 November 2013 by Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Human Services

(PDF 39KB)
Letter of Clarification from Mr Peter Thomson, National Manager, Ministerial Coordination and Parliamentary Branch, Department of Human Services concerning corrections to Question on Notice 39 on 12 June 2014 (PDF 427KB)

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Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

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