Question
No. |
Senator |
Date of
Question |
Subject |
Date
Reply
Received |
Hansard
Date
of Reply |
Hansard
Page No.
of Reply |
Elapsed
Time
(days) |
|
20
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Media-related staff
|
11/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1601
|
59
|
|
87
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Climate change—United Nations Climate Change
Conference
|
14/05/2008
|
15/05/2008
|
2096
|
92
|
|
|
|
in Bali, Indonesia—Australian Government delegation
costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
95
|
Stott Despoja
|
12/02/2008
|
Visas—Complaints—Australian International Trade
Association
|
18/03/2008
|
18/03/2008
|
1208
|
35
|
|
124
|
Minchin
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Provision of information to estimates
|
26/08/2008
|
28/08/2008
|
4117
|
196
|
|
|
|
committees, including appointments to government agencies,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
authorities and advisory boards
|
|
|
|
|
|
232
|
Cormann
|
12/02/2008
|
Administration—Funding cuts—Programs and services
for
|
11/04/2008
|
13/05/2008
|
1649
|
59
|
|
|
|
Western Australia
|
|
|
|
|
|
447
|
Minchin
|
30/05/2008
|
Departmental engagements—Mr Christian and Ms Tara
|
27/06/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3784
|
28
|
|
|
|
Taubenschlag—Details
|
|
|
|
|
|
493
|
Milne
|
17/06/2008
|
World Trade Organization—Illegal timber
imports—Proposed
|
17/07/2008
|
26/08/2008
|
3803
|
30
|
|
|
|
trade restrictions
|
|
|
|
|
|
526
|
Milne
|
14/07/2008
|
Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice
|
26/08/2008
|
28/08/2008
|
4122
|
43
|
|
586
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Carbon offsets—Departmental air
travel—Guidelines
|
16/10/2008
|
16/10/2008
|
6302
|
52
|
|
622
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries office—Departmental
staff—
|
30/04/2009
|
12/05/2009
|
2495
|
248
|
|
|
|
Secondment
|
|
|
|
|
|
658
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Overseas travel—Beijing Olympic Games—Expenses
|
23/03/2009
|
12/05/2009
|
2496
|
210
|
|
694
|
Minchin
|
25/08/2008
|
Overseas travel—Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries,
family and
|
17/03/2009
|
17/03/2009
|
1833
|
204
|
|
|
|
departmental staff—Between July and August 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
977
|
Ronaldson
|
25/11/2008
|
Commonwealth credit cards—Ministers, Parliamentary
Secretaries
|
16/03/2009
|
16/03/2009
|
1671
|
111
|
|
|
|
and ministerial, departmental and agency staff
|
|
|
|
|
|
1011
|
Ronaldson
|
25/11/2008
|
Overseas travel since 25 November 2007—Ministers,
|
25/05/2009
|
15/06/2009
|
3255
|
181
|
|
|
|
Parliamentary Secretaries and staff—Details
|
|
|
|
|
|
1059
|
Abetz
|
03/12/2008
|
Portfolio programs—Overspends and
underspends—Details
|
16/03/2009
|
16/03/2009
|
1677
|
103
|
|
1095
|
Abetz
|
03/12/2008
|
Departments and agencies—Funding
|
02/02/2009
|
05/02/2009
|
535
|
61
|
|
1287
|
Mason
|
05/02/2009
|
Moncrieff electorate—Funding of organisations and
projects—
|
26/02/2009
|
10/03/2009
|
1229
|
21
|
|
|
|
Between 3 December 2007 and 20 January 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
1381
|
B. Brown
|
11/03/2009
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Gold Ridge
mine,
|
16/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2979
|
36
|
|
|
|
Solomon Islands—Political risk insurance
|
|
|
|
|
|
1382
|
B. Brown
|
11/03/2009
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Reporting on
|
14/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2980
|
34
|
|
|
|
ecologically sustainable development—Compliance
|
|
|
|
|
|
1383
|
B. Brown
|
11/03/2009
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Category A and
B
|
14/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2980
|
34
|
|
|
|
projects—Environmental impact
|
|
|
|
|
|
1384
|
B. Brown
|
11/03/2009
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Category A and
B
|
14/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2981
|
34
|
|
|
|
projects—Product/contract covenants
|
|
|
|
|
|
1398
|
Ronaldson
|
12/03/2009
|
External speechwriting services—Details of
tender—2008
|
14/04/2009
|
14/05/2009
|
2985
|
33
|
|
|
|
calendar year
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1501
|
B. Brown
|
12/05/2009
|
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement—Commencement,
|
17/06/2009
|
18/06/2009
|
3778
|
36
|
|
|
|
participation, priorities, objectives and trade impact
assessments
|
|
|
|
|
|
1502
|
B. Brown
|
12/05/2009
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Generated debts
in
|
16/07/2009
|
11/08/2009
|
4613
|
65
|
|
|
|
foreign countries
|
|
|
|
|
|
1503
|
B. Brown
|
12/05/2009
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Indonesian debts
to
|
16/07/2009
|
11/08/2009
|
4614
|
65
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
|
|
|
|
|
1504
|
B. Brown
|
12/05/2009
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Development
Import
|
16/07/2009
|
11/08/2009
|
4617
|
65
|
|
|
|
Industry Facility loans—Transfield Pty Ltd’s steel
bridges projects
|
|
|
|
|
|
1516
|
Minchin
|
18/05/2009
|
Legislation—Statutory reviews—Timelines
|
16/07/2009
|
11/08/2009
|
4618
|
59
|
|
1617
|
Abetz
|
29/05/2009
|
Administration—Infrastructure and capital works
projects
|
14/08/2009
|
20/08/2009
|
5653
|
77
|
|
1655
|
Minchin
|
03/06/2009
|
Government websites—Advertising on search engines
|
10/08/2009
|
17/08/2009
|
5155
|
68
|
|
1697
|
Minchin
|
10/06/2009
|
Legislation—Redundant and potentially redundant
legislation—
|
29/07/2009
|
13/08/2009
|
4952
|
49
|
|
|
|
‘Clean-up’ coordinated by the Department of Finance
and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deregulation
|
|
|
|
|
|
1734
|
Ronaldson
|
10/06/2009
|
Administration—Contracts awarded to the Boston
Consulting
|
16/07/2009
|
13/08/2009
|
4957
|
36
|
|
|
|
Group and the Allen Consulting Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
1791
|
Abetz
|
16/06/2009
|
Administration—Hospitality—Spending since 24
November 2007
|
25/08/2009
|
07/09/2009
|
5849
|
70
|
|
1834
|
B. Brown
|
01/07/2009
|
Gunns Limited Bell Bay pulp mill—Potential
investors—Inquiries
|
31/07/2009
|
13/08/2009
|
4970
|
30
|
|
|
|
to Austrade
|
|
|
|
|
|
1880
|
Barnett
|
02/07/2009
|
Consultancies—Details of completed and ongoing since
|
18/09/2009
|
27/10/2009
|
7330
|
78
|
|
|
|
November 2007—Planned or budgeted for 2009 and 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
1917
|
Barnett
|
02/07/2009
|
Administration—Staff, hospitality, plants, water
coolers,
|
13/10/2009
|
27/10/2009
|
7343
|
103
|
|
|
|
television subscriptions and government credit cards
|
|
|
|
|
|
1964
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
Portable water supplies—Amount spent in the 2008-09
financial
|
02/09/2009
|
09/09/2009
|
6198
|
43
|
|
|
|
year
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001
|
Abetz
|
21/07/2009
|
Administration—Media training undertaken since 24
November
|
04/09/2009
|
09/09/2009
|
6199
|
45
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
2065
|
B. Brown
|
13/08/2009
|
Gunns Limited Bell Bay pulp mill—Potential
investors—Inquiries
|
17/09/2009
|
28/10/2009
|
2065
|
35
|
|
|
|
to Austrade and commercial in confidence
|
|
|
|
|
|
2112
|
B. Brown
|
03/09/2009
|
Administration—Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic
Relations
|
30/09/2009
|
28/10/2009
|
7554
|
27
|
|
|
|
(PACER) and PACER Plus trade agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
2135
|
Ronaldson
|
10/09/2009
|
Administration—Ministerial letterhead and
postage—Costs to
|
20/11/2009
|
23/11/2009
|
8657
|
71
|
|
|
|
the department
|
|
|
|
|
|
2172
|
Ronaldson
|
14/09/2009
|
Administration—2008-09 financial year—Resources
provided
|
26/05/2010
|
15/06/2010
|
3375
|
254
|
|
|
|
by the home department
|
|
|
|
|
|
2223
|
Abetz
|
16/09/2009
|
Administration—Ministers/Parliamentary
Secretaries—Websites
|
17/03/2010
|
18/03/2010
|
2338
|
182
|
|
2272
|
Johnston
|
17/09/2009
|
Australia-China Free Trade Agreement—Negotiations
|
19/10/2009
|
17/11/2009
|
8125
|
32
|
|
2328
|
Barnett
|
17/09/2009
|
Legal advice—2008-09 financial year
|
07/12/2009
|
03/02/2010
|
358
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2363
|
B. Brown
|
25/09/2009
|
Liquefied natural gas project—Papua New
Guinea—Extension of
|
30/11/2009
|
30/11/2009
|
9631
|
66
|
|
|
|
facilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
2364
|
B. Brown
|
25/09/2009
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Australian
Solomons
|
30/11/2009
|
30/11/2009
|
9632
|
66
|
|
|
|
Gold Limited—Provision of political risk insurance
|
|
|
|
|
|
2365
|
B. Brown
|
25/09/2009
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Australian
Solomons
|
30/11/2009
|
30/11/2009
|
9633
|
66
|
|
|
|
Gold Limited—Action plans to benchmark facility
applicant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
projects
|
|
|
|
|
|
2366
|
B. Brown
|
25/09/2009
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Australian
Solomons
|
30/11/2009
|
30/11/2009
|
9634
|
66
|
|
|
|
Gold Limited—Landholder agreements for the Gold Ridge
Mine
|
|
|
|
|
|
2434
|
Ronaldson
|
23/11/2009
|
Administration—Program overspends and
underspends—Top 5
|
19/02/2010
|
24/02/2010
|
1127
|
88
|
|
2478
|
Johnston
|
25/11/2009
|
Australia-China Free Trade Agreement—Next round of
|
22/12/2009
|
22/02/2010
|
789
|
27
|
|
|
|
negotiations
|
|
|
|
|
|
2594
|
B. Brown
|
02/02/2010
|
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations
Plus—Pacific
|
15/03/2010
|
16/03/2010
|
2016
|
41
|
|
|
|
nations—Economic, employment, regional, social,
cultural,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
regulatory and environmental impacts
|
|
|
|
|
|
2606
|
Cormann
|
08/02/2010
|
Hawker Britton—Meetings with representatives
|
11/05/2010
|
13/05/2010
|
3181
|
92
|
|
2654
|
Humphries
|
25/02/2010
|
Administration—Redundancies
|
05/05/2010
|
13/05/2010
|
3183
|
69
|
|
2704
|
Humphries
|
10/03/2010
|
Administration—Involuntary redundancies
|
05/05/2010
|
13/05/2010
|
3186
|
56
|
|
2751
|
Ludlam
|
11/03/2010
|
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation—Papua New
Guinea
|
23/06/2010
|
23/06/2010
|
4226
|
104
|
|
|
|
liquefied natural gas project—Loans United States of
America—
|
|
|
|
|
|
2762
|
B. Brown
|
25/03/2010
|
Free trade agreement—Balance of trade
|
30/04/2010
|
11/05/2010
|
2548
|
36
|
|
2788
|
Milne
|
20/04/2010
|
Forest conversion—Kalimantan Forests and Climate
Partnership—
|
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
|
Consultation, assessment and contingency planning
|
|
|
|
|
|
2866
|
Humphries
|
17/06/2010
|
Administration—Departmental and agency
accommodation—
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
Estimation of future requirements
|
|
|
|
|
|
2913
|
Ludlam
|
30/06/2010
|
Burma—Trade and investment
|
|
|
|
19
|