Question
No. |
Senator |
Date of
Question |
Subject |
Date
Reply
Received |
Hansard
Date
of Reply |
Hansard
Page No.
of Reply |
Elapsed
Time
(days) |
|
25
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Media-related staff
|
20/05/2008
|
16/06/2008
|
2332
|
98
|
|
129
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Provision of information to estimates
|
09/05/2008
|
15/05/2008
|
2100
|
87
|
|
|
|
committees, including appointments to government agencies,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
authorities and advisory boards
|
|
|
|
|
|
189
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
190
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
191
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
192
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
193
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
194
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
195
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
196
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
197
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
198
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
199
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
200
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
201
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
202
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
203
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
204
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
205
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
206
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
207
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
208
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
209
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
210
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
211
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
212
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
213
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
214
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
215
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
216
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
217
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
218
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
219
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
220
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
221
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
222
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
223
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
224
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
2007 Election commitments—Release of surplus
Commonwealth
|
27/05/2008
|
17/06/2008
|
2607
|
105
|
|
|
|
land—Progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
237
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Funding cuts—Programs and services
for
|
08/05/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1652
|
86
|
|
|
|
Western Australia
|
|
|
|
|
|
265
|
Ray
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Provision of pay television packages to
ministers
|
LAPSED
|
|
|
888
|
|
|
|
in the former government
|
|
|
|
|
|
280
|
Campbell
|
13/02/2008
|
Administration—Commonwealth Fleet Management
Agreement—
|
03/04/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1846
|
50
|
|
|
|
Details
|
|
|
|
|
|
305
|
Allison
|
27/02/2008
|
Government vehicle fleet—Reductions
|
20/05/2008
|
16/06/2008
|
2412
|
83
|
|
452
|
Minchin
|
30/05/2008
|
Departmental engagements—Mr Christian and Ms Tara
|
17/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3785
|
48
|
|
|
|
Taubenschlag—Details
|
|
|
|
|
|
484
|
Abetz
|
17/06/2008
|
Industry—Toyota hybrid Camry grant—Funding
|
30/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3798
|
43
|
|
531
|
Milne
|
14/07/2008
|
Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice
|
29/09/2008
|
13/10/2008
|
5861
|
77
|
|
591
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Carbon offsets—Departmental air
travel—Guidelines
|
17/10/2008
|
10/11/2008
|
6478
|
53
|
|
627
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries office—Departmental
staff—
|
28/04/2009
|
12/05/2009
|
2496
|
246
|
|
|
|
Secondment
|
|
|
|
|
|
663
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Overseas travel—Beijing Olympic Games—Expenses
|
25/02/2009
|
10/03/2009
|
1169
|
184
|
|
699
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Overseas travel—Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries,
family and
|
25/03/2009
|
12/05/2009
|
2499
|
212
|
|
|
|
departmental staff—Between July and August 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
784
|
Abetz
|
11/11/2008
|
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Vehicle Conversion
Scheme—Funding
|
27/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3227
|
197
|
|
889
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Program overspends and
underspends—Top 5
|
15/01/2009
|
03/02/2009
|
202
|
52
|
|
907
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Media monitoring—Amount spent during
the
|
10/03/2009
|
11/03/2009
|
1376
|
106
|
|
|
|
2008 calendar year
|
|
|
|
|
|
930
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Tender contracts—Details
|
11/03/2009
|
12/03/2009
|
1511
|
107
|
|
953
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Reviews, inquiries and
committees—Staffing
|
03/04/2009
|
12/05/2009
|
2523
|
130
|
|
|
|
and costs
|
Amended answer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3240
|
|
|
982
|
Ronaldson
|
25/11/2008
|
Commonwealth credit cards—Ministers, Parliamentary
Secretaries
|
10/02/2009
|
10/02/2009
|
693
|
77
|
|
|
|
and ministerial, departmental and agency staff
|
|
|
|
|
|
1016
|
Ronaldson
|
25/11/2008
|
Overseas travel since 25 November 2007—Ministers,
|
02/02/2009
|
09/02/2009
|
566
|
69
|
|
|
|
Parliamentary Secretaries and staff—Details
|
|
|
|
|
|
1045
|
Cormann
|
01/12/2008
|
Council of Australian
Governments—Funding—Contingency
|
30/03/2009
|
13/05/2009
|
2721
|
119
|
|
|
|
reserve/new money
|
|
|
|
|
|
1050
|
Abetz
|
03/12/2008
|
Departments and agencies—Funding
|
25/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3265
|
173
|
|
1051
|
Abetz
|
03/12/2008
|
Departments and agencies—Operating loss—Approval
requests
|
25/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3266
|
173
|
|
1064
|
Abetz
|
03/12/2008
|
Portfolio programs—Overspends and
underspends—Details
|
25/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3272
|
173
|
|
1100
|
Abetz
|
03/12/2008
|
Departments and agencies—Funding
|
07/04/2009
|
13/05/2009
|
2748
|
125
|
|
1178
|
Abetz
|
16/12/2008
|
Administration—Government vehicle fleet—
|
13/03/2009
|
16/03/2009
|
1680
|
87
|
|
|
|
Australian-made/imported models
|
|
|
|
|
|
1179
|
Abetz
|
16/12/2008
|
Administration—Government vehicle fleet—
|
13/03/2009
|
16/03/2009
|
1680
|
87
|
|
|
|
Australian-made/imported models
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1180
|
Abetz
|
16/12/2008
|
Administration—Government vehicle fleet—
|
13/03/2009
|
16/03/2009
|
1680
|
87
|
|
|
|
Australian-made/imported models
|
|
|
|
|
|
1302
|
Ronaldson
|
18/02/2009
|
Departmental vehicles—2007-08 leasing
arrangements—Engine
|
03/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2946
|
44
|
|
|
|
types and costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
1335
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1336
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1337
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1338
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1339
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1340
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1341
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1342
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1343
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1344
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1345
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1346
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1347
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1348
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1349
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1350
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1351
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1352
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1353
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1354
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1355
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1356
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1357
|
Ronaldson
|
26/02/2009
|
Communication campaigns—Costs
|
26/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3283
|
89
|
|
1403
|
Ronaldson
|
12/03/2009
|
External speechwriting services—Details of
tender—2008
|
23/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2986
|
42
|
|
|
|
calendar year
|
|
|
|
|
|
1437
|
B. Brown
|
18/03/2009
|
Mr John Sorensen and Northern Bay Pty Ltd—Government
|
15/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2994
|
28
|
|
|
|
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
1459
|
Cormann
|
25/03/2009
|
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme—Threshold
|
14/07/2009
|
11/08/2009
|
4597
|
111
|
|
1521
|
Minchin
|
18/05/2009
|
Legislation—Statutory reviews—Timelines
|
06/07/2009
|
11/08/2009
|
4620
|
49
|
|
1606
|
Abetz
|
27/05/2009
|
Expenditure Review Committee—Meetings since 2008-09
|
27/07/2009
|
11/08/2009
|
4637
|
61
|
|
|
|
Budget—Number and attendance
|
|
|
|
|
|
1622
|
Abetz
|
29/05/2009
|
Administration—Infrastructure and capital works
projects
|
15/07/2009
|
12/08/2009
|
4777
|
47
|
|
1660
|
Minchin
|
03/06/2009
|
Government websites—Advertising on search engines
|
14/07/2009
|
12/08/2009
|
4801
|
41
|
|
1701
|
Minchin
|
10/06/2009
|
Legislation—Redundant and potentially redundant
legislation—
|
23/07/2009
|
13/08/2009
|
4953
|
43
|
|
|
|
‘Clean-up’ coordinated by the Department of Finance
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deregulation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1738
|
Ronaldson
|
10/06/2009
|
Administration—Contracts awarded to the Boston
Consulting
|
27/07/2009
|
13/08/2009
|
4958
|
47
|
|
|
|
Group and the Allen Consulting Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
1795
|
Abetz
|
16/06/2009
|
Administration—Hospitality—Spending since 24
November 2007
|
26/08/2009
|
07/09/2009
|
5850
|
71
|
|
1884
|
Barnett
|
02/07/2009
|
Consultancies—Details of completed and ongoing since
|
04/09/2009
|
08/09/2009
|
6034
|
64
|
|
|
|
November 2007—Planned or budgeted for 2009 and 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
1921
|
Barnett
|
02/07/2009
|
Administration—Staff, hospitality, plants, water
coolers,
|
23/10/2009
|
16/11/2009
|
7940
|
113
|
|
|
|
television subscriptions and government credit cards
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
Portable water supplies—Amount spent in the 2008-09
financial
|
19/10/2009
|
27/10/2009
|
7372
|
90
|
|
|
|
year
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
Administration—Media training undertaken since 24
November
|
26/08/2009
|
09/09/2009
|
6199
|
36
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
2052
|
Lundy
|
06/08/2009
|
Review of pension indexation arrangements in Australian
|
09/09/2009
|
10/09/2009
|
6363
|
34
|
|
|
|
Government civilian and military superannuation
schemes—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Report release and government response dates
|
|
|
|
|
|
2139
|
Ronaldson
|
10/09/2009
|
Administration—Ministerial letterhead and
postage—Costs to
|
25/11/2009
|
26/11/2009
|
9278
|
76
|
|
|
|
the department
|
|
|
|
|
|
2176
|
Ronaldson
|
14/09/2009
|
Administration—2008-09 financial year—Resources
provided
|
14/12/2009
|
02/02/2010
|
184
|
91
|
|
|
|
by the home department
|
|
|
|
|
|
2227
|
Abetz
|
16/09/2009
|
Administration—Ministers/Parliamentary
Secretaries—Websites
|
02/12/2009
|
30/11/2009
|
9630
|
77
|
|
2332
|
Barnett
|
17/09/2009
|
Legal advice—2008-09 financial year
|
22/01/2010
|
03/02/2010
|
360
|
127
|
|
2438
|
Ronaldson
|
23/11/2009
|
Administration—Program overspends and
underspends—Top 5
|
01/02/2010
|
04/02/2010
|
616
|
70
|
|
2576
|
Abetz
|
11/01/2010
|
1300 numbers—Members and senators—Mobile phone
|
05/07/2010
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
|
accessibility
|
|
|
|
|
|
2610
|
Cormann
|
08/02/2010
|
Hawker Britton—Meetings with representatives
|
|
|
|
161
|
|
2658
|
Humphries
|
25/02/2010
|
Administration—Redundancies
|
08/04/2010
|
11/05/2010
|
2522
|
42
|
|
2708
|
Humphries
|
10/03/2010
|
Administration—Involuntary redundancies
|
20/04/2010
|
11/05/2010
|
2531
|
41
|
|
2870
|
Humphries
|
17/06/2010
|
Administration—Departmental and agency
accommodation—
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
Estimation of future requirements
|
|
|
|
|