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 |