Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Additional Estimates 2014–15

[1]        Journals of the Senate No. 78, 12 February 2015, p. 2178.

[2]        As a matter of comity between the Houses neither House inquires into the operations of the other House. For this reason, neither the annual report of, nor the proposed expenditure for, the Department of the House of Representatives is referred to a Senate committee for review.

[3]        Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2014-15, Department of Parliamentary Services, p. 17.

[4]        Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2014-15, Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, p. 8.

[5]        Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2014-15, Finance Portfolio, p. 3.

[6]        Proof Committee Hansard, 23 February 2015, pp 79-80; and Proof Committee Hansard, 27 February 2015, pp 34-35.

[7]        The date for the return of answers to questions on notice was extended for all departments and agencies following the postponed hearing of the Finance Portfolio which was re-scheduled from 21 October to 20 November 2014. Notwithstanding the revised date, agencies were advised on 30 October 2014 that the committee would appreciate if the parliamentary departments, the department and agencies of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, and the Department of Health for cross portfolio Indigenous matters, endeavour to meet the earlier date previously set by the committee of 5 December 2014, if possible.

[8]        Proof Committee Hansard, 23 February 2015, p. 82.

[9]        Proof Committee Hansard, 27 February 2015, p. 35.

[10]      Proof Committee Hansard, 24 February 2015, pp 113-114.

Chapter 2 - Parliamentary departments and portfolio issues

[1]        The President's response was subsequently tabled in the Senate on 2 March 2015, Journals of the Senate No. 79, 2 March 2015, p. 2191.