Question
No. |
Senator |
Date of
Question |
Subject |
Date
Reply
Received |
Hansard
Date
of Reply |
Hansard
Page No.
of Reply |
Elapsed
Time
(days) |
|
28
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Media-related staff
|
21/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1612
|
69
|
|
44
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Media-related staff
|
21/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1612
|
69
|
|
132
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Provision of information to estimates
|
28/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1645
|
76
|
|
|
|
committees, including appointments to government agencies,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
authorities and advisory boards
|
|
|
|
|
|
148
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Provision of information to estimates
|
28/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1645
|
76
|
|
|
|
committees, including appointments to government agencies,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
authorities and advisory boards
|
|
|
|
|
|
240
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Funding cuts—Programs and services
for
|
14/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1654
|
62
|
|
|
|
Western Australia
|
|
|
|
|
|
256
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Funding cuts—Programs and services
for
|
14/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1654
|
62
|
|
|
|
Western Australia
|
|
|
|
|
|
310
|
Allison
|
27/02/2008
|
Research—Groundwater mapping and soil health
|
10/04/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1859
|
43
|
|
357
|
Allison
|
05/03/2008
|
Nuclear industry—Open Pool Australian Lightwater
research
|
10/04/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1923
|
36
|
|
|
|
reactor—Shutdown costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
402
|
Milne
|
08/04/2008
|
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation—
|
07/05/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1948
|
29
|
|
|
|
Pilot-scale scour at Laverton North, Victoria
|
|
|
|
|
|
412
|
Abetz
|
14/04/2008
|
LPG Vehicle Scheme—Cost of grants and advertising
|
24/04/2008
|
14/05/2008
|
1949
|
10
|
|
432
|
Abetz
|
02/05/2008
|
Administration—Australian Associated Press
NewsCentre—Users
|
30/05/2008
|
19/06/2008
|
2985
|
28
|
|
472
|
Minchin
|
30/05/2008
|
Departmental engagements—Mr Christian and Ms Tara
|
27/06/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3791
|
28
|
|
|
|
Taubenschlag—Details
|
|
|
|
|
|
473
|
Minchin
|
30/05/2008
|
Departmental engagements—Mr Christian and Ms Tara
|
27/06/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3791
|
28
|
|
|
|
Taubenschlag—Details
|
|
|
|
|
|
485
|
Abetz
|
17/06/2008
|
Toyota hybrid Camry grant—Funding—Communications
with
|
16/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3799
|
29
|
|
|
|
Toyota
|
|
|
|
|
|
511
|
Abetz
|
27/06/2008
|
Energy affordability, living standards and emissions
trading—
|
29/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3814
|
32
|
|
|
|
Report—Terms of reference and preparation costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
512
|
Abetz
|
27/06/2008
|
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation—
|
29/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3815
|
32
|
|
|
|
Report, Growing the green collar economy: Skills and
labour
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
challenges in reducing our greenhouse emissions and
national
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
environmental footprint—Terms of reference and
preparation costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
513
|
Abetz
|
03/07/2008
|
Visit to Japan and the United States of
America—Expenses
|
29/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3816
|
26
|
|
514
|
Bushby
|
04/07/2008
|
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation—
|
26/08/2008
|
28/08/2008
|
4122
|
53
|
|
|
|
Forest Biosciences group—Funding cuts
|
|
|
|
|
|
534
|
Milne
|
14/07/2008
|
Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice
|
19/08/2008
|
27/08/2008
|
3974
|
36
|
|
550
|
Milne
|
14/07/2008
|
Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice
|
19/08/2008
|
27/08/2008
|
3974
|
36
|
|
594
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Carbon offsets—Departmental air
travel—Guidelines
|
22/10/2008
|
10/11/2008
|
6479
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
630
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries office—Departmental
staff—
|
22/10/2008
|
10/11/2008
|
6481
|
58
|
|
|
|
Secondment
|
|
|
|
|
|
666
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Overseas travel—Beijing Olympic Games—Expenses
|
03/03/2009
|
10/03/2009
|
1170
|
190
|
|
702
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Overseas travel—Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries,
family and
|
25/02/2009
|
10/03/2009
|
1177
|
184
|
|
|
|
departmental staff—Between July and August 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
729
|
Abetz
|
02/09/2008
|
Overseas travel—Minister’s travel to Japan, Germany,
Belgium
|
14/10/2008
|
14/10/2008
|
6013
|
42
|
|
|
|
and the United States of America in 2008—Further
details
|
|
|
|
|
|
733
|
Ludlam
|
04/09/2008
|
OPAL research reactor, Lucas Heights—Limited
functionality—
|
23/10/2008
|
10/11/2008
|
6484
|
49
|
|
|
|
Costs and contingency measures
|
|
|
|
|
|
785
|
Abetz
|
11/11/2008
|
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Vehicle Conversion
Scheme—Funding
|
28/11/2008
|
01/12/2008
|
7794
|
17
|
|
793
|
Abetz
|
13/11/2008
|
2008-09 Budget estimates—Answers received on
notice—Further
|
25/02/2009
|
10/03/2009
|
1193
|
104
|
|
|
|
questions
|
|
|
|
|
|
796
|
Abetz
|
13/11/2008
|
Prime Minister’s Science and Engineering Innovation
Council—
|
01/04/2009
|
12/05/2009
|
2510
|
139
|
|
|
|
Vacancy
|
|
|
|
|
|
879
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Program overspends and
underspends—Top 5
|
04/02/2009
|
09/02/2009
|
564
|
72
|
|
910
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Media monitoring—Amount spent during
the
|
17/03/2009
|
17/03/2009
|
1844
|
113
|
|
|
|
2008 calendar year
|
|
|
|
|
|
933
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Tender contracts—Details
|
01/04/2009
|
12/05/2009
|
2520
|
128
|
|
956
|
Ronaldson
|
24/11/2008
|
Administration—Reviews, inquiries and
committees—Staffing
|
24/04/2009
|
12/05/2009
|
2528
|
151
|
|
|
|
and costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
967
|
Abetz
|
25/11/2008
|
Overseas travel—Minister’s visit to Japan, November
2008—
|
05/01/2009
|
03/02/2009
|
204
|
41
|
|
|
|
Itinerary and costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
1067
|
Abetz
|
03/12/2008
|
Portfolio programs—Overspends and
underspends—Details
|
02/03/2009
|
10/03/2009
|
1212
|
89
|
|
1103
|
Abetz
|
03/12/2008
|
Departments and agencies—Funding
|
06/02/2009
|
09/02/2009
|
572
|
65
|
|
1172
|
Siewert
|
16/12/2008
|
Indigenous Australians—Gubinge tree—Patents pending
by
|
16/02/2009
|
10/03/2009
|
1215
|
62
|
|
|
|
Amway, Mary Kay and Mannatech
|
|
|
|
|
|
1182
|
Abetz
|
16/12/2008
|
Green vehicle guide website—State governments—Use of
website
|
06/02/2009
|
09/02/2009
|
574
|
52
|
|
|
|
in procurement policies
|
|
|
|
|
|
1196
|
Ludlam
|
18/12/2008
|
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation—OPAL
|
06/02/2009
|
09/02/2009
|
576
|
50
|
|
|
|
research reactor—Spent nuclear fuel
|
|
|
|
|
|
1220
|
Abetz
|
16/01/2009
|
2008-09 supplementary Budget estimates—Economics
|
10/02/2009
|
11/02/2009
|
832
|
25
|
|
|
|
Committee—Program underspends
|
|
|
|
|
|
1221
|
Abetz
|
16/01/2009
|
2008-09 supplementary Budget estimates—Economics
|
16/02/2009
|
10/03/2009
|
1226
|
31
|
|
|
|
Committee—AusIndustry Branding campaign
|
|
|
|
|
|
1222
|
Abetz
|
16/01/2009
|
2008-09 supplementary Budget estimates—Economics
|
10/02/2009
|
11/02/2009
|
833
|
25
|
|
|
|
Committee—Assurance from Toyota
|
|
|
|
|
|
1223
|
Abetz
|
16/01/2009
|
2008-09 supplementary Budget estimates—Economics
|
10/02/2009
|
11/02/2009
|
833
|
25
|
|
|
|
Committee—Green Car Innovation Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
1224
|
Abetz
|
16/01/2009
|
2008-09 supplementary Budget estimates—Economics
|
12/02/2009
|
12/02/2009
|
984
|
27
|
|
|
|
Committee—Green Car Innovation Fund
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1231
|
B. Brown
|
28/01/2009
|
Asteroid shield—International Panel on Asteroid Threat
|
13/03/2009
|
16/03/2009
|
1682
|
44
|
|
|
|
Mitigation—Government support and funding
|
|
|
|
|
|
1234
|
Minchin
|
03/02/2009
|
Coat of arms—Registration applications—Approvals
|
24/02/2009
|
10/03/2009
|
1228
|
21
|
|
1380
|
Ludlam
|
11/03/2009
|
Open Pool Australian Lightwater [OPAL] research
reactor—
|
16/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2973
|
36
|
|
|
|
Contract details—Claims for compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
1406
|
Ronaldson
|
12/03/2009
|
External speechwriting services—Details of
tender—2008
|
09/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2987
|
28
|
|
|
|
calendar year
|
|
|
|
|
|
1427
|
Abetz
|
12/03/2009
|
Pacific brands—Closure of manufacturing facilities
|
18/05/2009
|
16/06/2009
|
3436
|
67
|
|
1428
|
Abetz
|
12/03/2009
|
Pacific brands—Closure of manufacturing facilities
|
18/05/2009
|
16/06/2009
|
3436
|
67
|
|
1429
|
Abetz
|
12/03/2009
|
Pacific brands—Closure of manufacturing facilities
|
18/05/2009
|
16/06/2009
|
3436
|
67
|
|
1430
|
Abetz
|
12/03/2009
|
Pacific brands—Closure of manufacturing facilities
|
18/05/2009
|
16/06/2009
|
3436
|
67
|
|
1431
|
Abetz
|
12/03/2009
|
Pacific brands—Closure of manufacturing facilities
|
18/05/2009
|
16/06/2009
|
3436
|
67
|
|
1436
|
B. Brown
|
18/03/2009
|
Asteroid shield—Action Team on Near-Earth
Objects—
|
09/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2994
|
22
|
|
|
|
Government involvement
|
|
|
|
|
|
1443
|
Abetz
|
18/03/2009
|
Excellence in Research for Australia
initiative—Development
|
20/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
3001
|
33
|
|
|
|
costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
1444
|
Ludlam
|
18/03/2009
|
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology
Organisation—
|
06/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
3002
|
19
|
|
|
|
Chairman’s views
|
|
|
|
|
|
1479
|
Milne
|
06/04/2009
|
Manufactured nanoparticles—Commercial use—Associated
risks
|
29/05/2009
|
17/06/2009
|
3645
|
53
|
|
1485
|
Ludlam
|
08/04/2009
|
Open Pool Australian Lightwater [OPAL] reactor, Lucas
|
06/05/2009
|
16/06/2009
|
3470
|
28
|
|
|
|
Heights—Radioisotopes for radiopharmaceuticals—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technetium-99m generators
|
|
|
|
|
|
1507
|
Macdonald
|
12/05/2009
|
Australian Research Council—Research
grants—Recipients
|
11/06/2009
|
18/06/2009
|
3779
|
30
|
|
|
|
associated with work on climate change
|
|
|
|
|
|
1524
|
Minchin
|
18/05/2009
|
Legislation—Statutory reviews—Timelines
|
11/06/2009
|
18/06/2009
|
3822
|
24
|
|
1625
|
Abetz
|
29/05/2009
|
Administration—Infrastructure and capital works
projects
|
31/08/2009
|
07/09/2009
|
5827
|
94
|
|
1663
|
Minchin
|
03/06/2009
|
Government websites—Advertising on search engines
|
14/07/2009
|
12/08/2009
|
4801
|
41
|
|
1703
|
Minchin
|
10/06/2009
|
Legislation—Redundant and potentially redundant
legislation—
|
30/07/2009
|
13/08/2009
|
4953
|
50
|
|
|
|
‘Clean-up’ coordinated by the Department of Finance
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deregulation
|
|
|
|
|
|
1741
|
Ronaldson
|
10/06/2009
|
Administration—Contracts awarded to the Boston
Consulting
|
22/07/2009
|
13/08/2009
|
4959
|
42
|
|
|
|
Group and the Allen Consulting Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
1798
|
Abetz
|
16/06/2009
|
Administration—Hospitality—Spending since 24
November 2007
|
29/09/2009
|
26/10/2009
|
7181
|
105
|
|
1887
|
Barnett
|
02/07/2009
|
Consultancies—Details of completed and ongoing since
|
17/09/2009
|
17/09/2009
|
6955
|
77
|
|
|
|
November 2007—Planned or budgeted for 2009 and 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
1924
|
Barnett
|
02/07/2009
|
Administration—Staff, hospitality, plants, water
coolers,
|
12/10/2009
|
27/10/2009
|
7347
|
102
|
|
|
|
television subscriptions and government credit cards
|
|
|
|
|
|
1971
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
Portable water supplies—Amount spent in the 2008-09
financial
|
25/08/2009
|
14/09/2009
|
6529
|
35
|
|
|
|
year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
Administration—Media training undertaken since 24
November
|
10/09/2009
|
10/09/2009
|
6361
|
51
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
2031
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
LPG Vehicle Scheme—Costs and funding
|
09/09/2009
|
10/09/2009
|
6362
|
50
|
|
2032
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
Administration—Final review reports and Government
white
|
09/09/2009
|
14/09/2009
|
6530
|
50
|
|
|
|
paper responses—Printing and distribution costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
2033
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
Parliamentary Secretary—Responsibilities, staffing and
Canberra
|
31/08/2009
|
09/09/2009
|
6201
|
41
|
|
|
|
vehicle
|
|
|
|
|
|
2036
|
Abetz
|
27/07/2009
|
Australian Institute for Commercialisation—Grants,
contracts
|
24/08/2009
|
09/09/2009
|
6203
|
28
|
|
|
|
and tenders awarded—Since 24 November 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
2046
|
Abetz
|
03/08/2009
|
Administration—Employees’ geographical location
|
07/09/2009
|
09/09/2009
|
6206
|
35
|
|
2050
|
Abetz
|
06/08/2009
|
Administration—Innovation councils, strategy groups,
advisory
|
30/09/2009
|
28/10/2009
|
7524
|
55
|
|
|
|
groups etc—Function and operating costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
2051
|
Abetz
|
06/08/2009
|
Automotive Industry envoys—Mr John Conomos AO and the
|
07/09/2009
|
09/09/2009
|
6212
|
32
|
|
|
|
Honourable Steve Bracks—Employment conditions
|
|
|
|
|
|
2066
|
B. Brown
|
13/08/2009
|
Administration—Pulp and Paper Industry Strategy
Group—
|
30/09/2009
|
28/10/2009
|
7536
|
48
|
|
|
|
Expenditure
|
|
|
|
|
|
2142
|
Ronaldson
|
10/09/2009
|
Administration—Ministerial letterhead and
postage—Costs to
|
10/12/2009
|
02/02/2010
|
173
|
91
|
|
|
|
the department
|
|
|
|
|
|
2179
|
Ronaldson
|
14/09/2009
|
Administration—2008-09 financial year—Resources
provided
|
24/02/2010
|
25/02/2010
|
1300
|
163
|
|
|
|
by the home department
|
|
|
|
|
|
2212
|
Abetz
|
15/09/2009
|
Administration—Employees’ geographical
location—Number of
|
18/11/2009
|
19/11/2009
|
8499
|
64
|
|
|
|
staff and their Australian Public Service classification
|
|
|
|
|
|
2230
|
Abetz
|
16/09/2009
|
Administration—Ministers/Parliamentary
Secretaries—Websites
|
12/10/2009
|
17/11/2009
|
8115
|
26
|
|
2335
|
Barnett
|
17/09/2009
|
Legal advice—2008-09 financial year
|
22/01/2010
|
03/02/2010
|
363
|
127
|
|
2360
|
Abetz
|
25/09/2009
|
LPG Vehicle Scheme—Costs and number of conversions
|
23/10/2009
|
18/11/2009
|
8312
|
28
|
|
2370
|
B. Brown
|
06/10/2009
|
Administration—Pulp and Paper Industry Strategy
Group—
|
11/11/2009
|
18/11/2009
|
8315
|
36
|
|
|
|
Expenditure
|
|
|
|
|
|
2387
|
Abetz
|
29/10/2009
|
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation—
|
10/12/2009
|
03/02/2010
|
375
|
42
|
|
|
|
Credit cards and Mount Hotham and Mount Buller snow cover
|
|
|
|
|
|
2413
|
Abetz
|
16/11/2009
|
Administration—Departmental agencies and programs
|
19/01/2010
|
04/02/2010
|
595
|
64
|
|
2422
|
B. Brown
|
19/11/2009
|
Administration—Pulp and Paper Industry Strategy
Group—
|
11/01/2010
|
04/02/2010
|
610
|
53
|
|
|
|
Expenditure
|
|
|
|
|
|
2441
|
Ronaldson
|
23/11/2009
|
Administration—Program overspends and
underspends—Top 5
|
05/02/2010
|
22/02/2010
|
780
|
74
|
|
2574
|
Abetz
|
11/01/2010
|
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation—
|
09/02/2010
|
24/02/2010
|
1144
|
29
|
|
|
|
Mount Hotham and Mount Buller—Snow cover predictions
|
|
|
|
|
|
2587
|
Abetz
|
20/01/2010
|
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation—
|
18/02/2010
|
24/02/2010
|
1147
|
29
|
|
|
|
Mount Hotham and Mount Buller—Snow cover
|
|
|
|
|
|
2588
|
Abetz
|
20/01/2010
|
Climate change—Modelling and electric vehicles
|
18/02/2010
|
24/02/2010
|
1148
|
29
|
|
2589
|
Abetz
|
28/01/2010
|
Green Building Fund—Panel membership and funding
allocated
|
24/02/2010
|
25/02/2010
|
1308
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2613
|
Cormann
|
08/02/2010
|
Hawker Britton—Meetings with representatives
Administration—
|
23/04/2010
|
11/05/2010
|
2509
|
74
|
|
2661
|
Humphries
|
25/02/2010
|
Redundancies
|
15/04/2010
|
11/05/2010
|
2522
|
49
|
|
2711
|
Humphries
|
10/03/2010
|
Administration—Involuntary redundancies
|
15/04/2010
|
11/05/2010
|
2532
|
36
|
|
2756
|
B. Brown
|
18/03/2010
|
Nanoparticles—Transparent sunscreen—Commonwealth
|
22/04/2010
|
11/05/2010
|
2543
|
35
|
|
|
|
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation research
|
|
|
|
|
|
2770
|
Abetz
|
26/03/2010
|
Climate Change—Modelling and electric vehicles
|
06/05/2010
|
13/05/2010
|
3191
|
41
|
|
2873
|
Humphries
|
17/06/2010
|
Administration—Departmental and agency
accommodation—
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
Estimation of future requirements
|
|
|
|
|