Chapter 1 - Additional Budget Estimates 2018–19

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 140, 14 February 2019, p. 4692.

[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]        Journals of the Senate, No. 2, 31 August 2016, pp. 75–76; Amended on 12 February 2018 (Journals of the Senate, No. 84, 12 February 2018, p. 2668–2669), 15 February 2018 (Journals of the Senate, No. 87, 15 February 2018, p. 2740) and 17 September 2018 (Journals of the Senate, No. 118, 17 September 2018, pp. 3770–3771).

[4]        Journals of the Senate, No. 22, 26 August 2008, p. 683; Journals of the Senate, No. 100, 23 June 2015, p. 2772.   

[5]        Budget 2018–19, Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements, https://www.budget.gov.au/2018-19/index.html (accessed 21 March 2019).

[6]        Journals of the Senate, No. 140, 14 February 2019, p. 4693.

[7]        Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2018–19, Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, p. 12.

[8]        The Administrative Arrangements Order is an instrument issued by the Governor-General that formally establishes matters dealt with by each Department of State and the legislation for which the Minister of State administering is responsible.

[9]        Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2018–19, Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, p. 12

[10]      Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2018–19, Finance Portfolio, p. 5.

[11]      Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2018–19, Finance Portfolio, p. 3.

[12]      Journals of the Senate, No. 138, 12 February 2019, p. 4587–4588. This variation affects the order of the Senate of 25 June 2014, Estimates hearings—Unanswered questions on notice.

[13]      This figure includes both questions taken during the hearings for Supplementary Budget Estimates 2018–19, and written questions on notice provided by Senators after the hearing.

Chapter 2 - Issues

[1]        Page numbers may vary between the Proof and the Official Hansard transcripts when published.

[2]        Senate Question on Notice 689, asked by Senator Kitching on 5 February 2018.

[3]        Question on Notice 73, Prime Minister & Cabinet Portfolio, Supplementary Estimates 2018–19 (Rates of compliance – minimum standard).

[4]        Question on Notice 296, Prime Minister & Cabinet Portfolio, Supplementary Estimates 2018–19 (Gender Workplace Safety Gap)

[5]        Question on Notice F012, Finance Portfolio, Supplementary Budget Estimates 2018–19 (MYEFO and Decisions Taken But Not Yet Announced).

[6]        Question on Notice F019, Finance Portfolio, Supplementary Budget Estimates 2018–19 (Number of Bullying Complaints against Members of Parliament); Question on Notice F020, Finance Portfolio, Supplementary Budget Estimates 2018–19 (Evaluations/Investigations); Question on Notice F023, Finance Portfolio, Supplementary Budget Estimates 2018–19 (Complaints) & Question on Notice F025, Finance Portfolio, Supplementary Budget Estimates 2018–19 (Comcare Support).