Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio

Supplementary Budget Estimates 2012-13 (October 2012)

Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio

Responses to questions taken on notice at the Supplementary Budget Estimates hearings are due by Friday 7 December 2012 - standing order 74(5) takes effect 30 days after this date.

Index of questions on notice - (PDF 635KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice

Q No.

Senator

Division/
Agency

Broad topic

Date answered

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SR1

Ronaldson

RET - Tourism Division

National Tourism Alliance Meeting regarding the PMC

7/12/2012

(PDF 13KB)

SR2

Ronaldson

RET - Tourism Division

Modelling on increasing the PMC by the University of NSW

7/12/2012

(PDF 9KB)

SR3

Ronaldson

RET - Tourism Division

Minister’s involvement in the PMC modelling

7/12/2012

(PDF 8KB)

SR4

Xenophon

Tourism Australia

Cooperative Marketing Partnership with Crowne

7/12/2012

(PDF 8KB)

SR5

Ronaldson

Tourism Australia

Northern Trust Open Golf Tournament

7/12/2012

(PDF 9KB)

SR6

Milne

RET - Energy Division

Contract for closure - contingency reserves

7/12/2012

(PDF 7KB)

SR7

Milne

RET - Energy Division

Contract for closure - linkage to the EU Scheme

7/12/2012

(PDF 9KB)

SR8

Cormann

RET -Energy Division

Renewable Energy Target

7/12/2012

(PDF 10KB)

SR9

Siewert

Geoscience Australia

Bremer Basin

7/12/2012

(PDF 8KB)

SR10

Siewert

RET - Resources Division

Number of nominations for acreage release

7/12/2012

(PDF 7KB)

SR11

Siewert

RET - Resources Division

Surrendered acreage releases

7/12/2012

(PDF 7KB)

SR12

Cameron

NOPSEMA

Lord Cullen Report recommendations

7/12/2012

(PDF 8KB)

SR13

Cameron

NOPSEMA

Consultant access to Stena Clyde

7/12/2012

(PDF 11KB)

SR14

Cameron

NOPSEMA

Absence of a Health & Safety Representative

7/12/2012

(PDF 10KB)

SR15

Cameron

RET - Resources Division

NOPSEMA Advisory Board

7/12/2012

(PDF 29KB)

SR16

Cameron

NOPSEMA

Consulting assistant access to investigate facilities

7/12/2012

(PDF 11KB)

SR17

Cameron

NOPSEMA

Health & Safety Representative engagement policy

7/12/2012

(PDF 11KB)

SR18

Cameron

NOPSEMA

Health & Safety Representatives

7/12/2012

(PDF 79KB)

SR19

Boswell

RET - Energy Division

Cost of Electricity

Transferred to DCCEE on 14/11/12

Refer to the Environment and Communications Committee's index

SR20

Eggleston

Tourism Australia

Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE)

7/12/2012

(PDF 7KB)

SR21

Bushby

Tourism Australia

Tasmania’s Island Heritage listed as the 15th National Landscape

7/12/2012

(PDF 7KB)

SR22

Bushby

RET - Resources Division

Mining in the Arthur Pieman region

7/12/2012

(PDF 8KB)

SR23

Wright

Tourism Australia

Australia’s National Landscapes Program

7/12/2012

(PDF 18KB)

SR24

Wright

RET - Resources Division

Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration - Kangaroo Island

7/12/2012

(PDF 29KB)

SR25

Ronaldson

Tourism Australia

TA Sponsorship of Northern Trust Open golf tournament

7/12/2012

(PDF 33KB)

SR26

McKenzie

RET - Corporate Services Division

Departmental Electricity Costs

7/12/2012

(PDF 7KB)

SR27

Edwards

Tourism Australia

Future tourism investment in the Asian region

7/12/2012

(PDF 8KB)

SR28

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Staffing

7/12/2012

(PDF 33KB)

SR29

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Departmental Efficiencies

7/12/2012

(PDF 26KB)

SR30

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Recruitment Costs

7/12/2012

(PDF 20KB)

SR31

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Printing Costs

7/12/2012

(PDF 14KB)

SR32

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Graduate Recruitment & Training

7/12/2012

(PDF 19KB)

SR33

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Government Advertising

7/12/2012

(PDF 26KB)

SR34

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Hospitality & Entertainment

7/12/2012

(PDF 78KB)

SR35

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Board Appointments

7/12/2012

(PDF 13KB)
Attachment A (PDF 61KB)
Attachment B (PDF 108KB)

SR36

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Freedom of Information

7/12/2012

(PDF 22KB)

SR37

Bushby

RET - Resources Division

Community Cabinet Meetings

7/12/2012

(PDF 8KB)

SR38

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Reviews

7/12/2012

(PDF 41KB)

SR39

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Consultancies

7/12/2012

(PDF 154KB)

SR40

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Media Monitoring

7/12/2012

(PDF 12KB)

SR41

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Social Media

7/12/2012

(PDF 110KB)

SR42

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Internet

7/12/2012

(PDF 8KB)

SR43

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Staff Amenities & Coffee Machines

7/12/2012

(PDF 19KB)

SR44

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Contractors

7/12/2012

(PDF 113KB)

SR45

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Grants

7/12/2012

(PDF 297KB)

SR46

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Commissioned Reports

7/12/2012

(PDF 82KB)

SR47

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Government Payments of Accounts

7/12/2012

(PDF 14KB)

SR48

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Stationary Requirements

7/12/2012

(PDF 11KB)

SR49

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Media Subscriptions

7/12/2012

(PDF 21KB)

SR50

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Travel Costs

7/12/2012

(PDF 56KB)

SR51

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Legal Costs

7/12/2012

(PDF 43KB)

SR52

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Education Expenses

7/12/2012

(PDF 181KB)
Attachment (PDF 7KB)

SR53

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Executive Coaching & Leadership Training

7/12/2012

(PDF 48KB)
Attachment (PDF 7KB)

SR54

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Media Training

7/12/2012

(PDF 17KB)

SR55

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Paid Parental Leave

7/12/2012

(PDF 11KB)

SR56

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Training for Portfolio Minister & Parliamentary Secretary

7/12/2012

(PDF 15KB)

SR57

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Corporate Cars

7/12/2012

(PDF 10KB)

SR58

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Taxi Costs

7/12/2012

(PDF 22KB)

SR59

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Credit Cards

7/12/2012

(PDF 18KB)

SR60

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Provision of Equipment

7/12/2012

(PDF 155KB)

SR61

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Electricity Purchasing

7/12/2012

(PDF 9KB)

SR62

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Briefings or Costing for the Australian Greens & Independents

7/12/2012

(PDF 10KB)
Attachment A1 (PDF 27KB)
Attachment A2 (PDF 33KB)

SR63

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Shredders

7/12/2012

(PDF 8KB)

SR64

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Protective Security Policy Framework

7/12/2012

(PDF 20KB)

SR65

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Office Locations

7/12/2012

(PDF 25KB)

SR66

Bushby

RET - Corporate Services Division

Media & Communications Staff

7/12/2012

(PDF 23KB)

SR67

Waters

RET - Corporate Services Division

Departmental Meetings associated with coal mining

7/12/2012

(PDF 11KB)

SR68

Colbeck

ARENA

Solar Flagships Grant Recipient

7/12/2012

(PDF 6KB)

SR69

Xenophon

RET - Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Division

Renewable Energy Projects

7/12/2012 
Transferred from DSEWPaC on 5/11/2012

(PDF 26KB)

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Australia

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