Chapter 1 -  Budget Estimates 2018–19

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 95, 8 May 2018, pp. 3033–3034.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 95, 8 May 2018, pp. 3033–3034. Appropriations have been sought in respect to the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio within the Particulars of Proposed Additional Expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2018. No additional appropriations were listed within the Particulars of Certain Proposed Additional Expenditure in respect of the year ending on 30 June 2018.

[3]        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.

[4]        Journals of the Senate, No. 2, 31 August 2016, pp. 75–76.

[5]        Journals of the Senate, No. 22, 26 August 2008, p. 683; Journals of the Senate, No. 70, 15 November 2017, p. 2227.

[6]        Journals of the Senate, No. 95, 8 May 2018, pp. 3033–3034.

[7]        Administrative Arrangements Order, Amendment made 19 April 2018, part 15, available at: https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/administrative-arrangements-order-19-april-2018 (accessed 30 April 2018).

[8]        Administrative Arrangements Order, Amendment made 10 May 2018, part 15, available at: https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/administrative-arrangements-order-amendment-made-10-may-2018 https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/administrative-arrangements-order-19-april-2018 (accessed 11 May 2018).

[9]        Committee Hansard, 21 May 2018, p. 16. Questioning in relation to the DPS cleaning contract. See also: Committee Hansard, 24 May 2018, p. 43. Questioning in relation to the identity of a ministerial staffer.

[10]      Procedural order of continuing effect no. 10, Public interest immunity claims.

[11]      Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Service Commissioner and Parliamentary Service Merit Protection Commissioner, https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Service_Commissioner_and_Parliamentary_Service_Merit_Protection_Commissioner (accessed 25 June 2018).

[12]      Committee Hansard, 21 May 2018, pp. 46–53.

[13]      Committee Hansard, 21 May 2018, p. 53.

[14]      Committee Hansard, 21 May 2018, p. 68.

[15]      Tabled document, Freedom of information claim to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in relation to the Australian Public Service Commissioner, tabled by Senator Jenny McAllister on 22 May 2018, https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Estimates/fpa/bud1819/Tabled%20documents/PMC/FOI%20claim%20to%20the%20DPMC%20in%20relation%20to%20the%20Australian%20Public%20Service%20Commissioner_Redacted.pdf?la=en (accessed 25 June 2018). See also: Committee Hansard, 22 May 2018, p. 40.

[16]      Committee Hansard, 22 May 2018, pp. 40–41.

[17]      Committee Hansard, 22 May 2018, p. 41.

[18]      Tabled document, Correspondence from Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann (Minister representing the Prime Minister) to Senator James Paterson, Chair of the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, dated 22 May 2018, tabled by Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann on 22 May 2018, https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Estimates/fpa/bud1819/Tabled%20documents/PMC/Claim%20of%20Public%20Interest%20Immunity_Senator%20Cormann_Redacted.pdf?la=en (accessed 25 June 2018).

[19]      Tabled document, Correspondence from Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann (Minister representing the Prime Minister) to Senator James Paterson, Chair of the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, dated 22 May 2018, tabled by Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann on 22 May 2018, https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Estimates/fpa/bud1819/Tabled%20documents/PMC/Claim%20of%20Public%20Interest%20Immunity_Senator%20Cormann_Redacted.pdf?la=en (accessed 25 June 2018).

[20]      Senator James Paterson, Chair, Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Committee Hansard, 22 May 2018, p. 68.

[21]      Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister representing the Prime Minister, Committee Hansard, 24 May 2018, p. 90.

Chapter 2 - Issues

[1]        Question on Notice 2, Parliament Portfolio, Additional Estimates 2017–18 (Australian National University Flooding).

[2]        Parliamentary Budget Office, Dividend Imputation Credit Funds, advice provided to Senator Leyonhjelm, dated 8 May 2018, https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Budget_Office/Publications/Costings

[3]        Question on Notice 18, Parliament Portfolio, Additional Estimates 2017–18 (Timeline of improvements to mobile phone reception).

[4]        Question on Notice 2, Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, Additional Estimates 2017–18 (Email Records – Contact with IPA); Question on Notice 30, Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, Supplementary Estimates 2017–18, (Contact with IPA and the HR Nicholls Society).

[5]        Question on Notice 161, Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, Additional Estimates 2017–18, (Balancing the Future strategy).

[6]        Question on Notice 207, Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, Additional Estimates 2017–18, (Departmental Liaison Officers); Question on Notice 43, Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, Additional Estimates 2013–14 (Departmental Liaison Officers).

[7]        Question on Notice 4, Finance Portfolio, Additional Estimates 2017–18 (Parliamentary Expenses Management System).

[8]        Question on Notice 13, Finance Portfolio, Additional Estimates 2017–18 (NBN Rate of Return).

[9]        Question on Notice 71, Cross Portfolio Indigenous Matters, Additional Estimates 2017–18 (Voyagers).

[10]      Question on Notice 86, Cross Portfolio Indigenous Matters, Additional Estimates 2017–18 (Attendance at Uluru Summit); Question on Notice 87, Cross Portfolio Indigenous Matters, Additional Estimates 2017–18 (Referendum Council–Terms of Reference).