Budget Estimates 2012-13 (May 2012)

Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio

Responses to questions taken on notice at the Budget Estimates hearings are due by Friday 27 July 2012 - standing order 74(5) takes effect 30 days after this date.

Index to Questions on Notice - (PDF 318KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice

Q No. Senator Division/Agency Broad topic Answer received View

BR1

BUSHBY

RET - BREE

Overseas Research Agencies

27/07/2012

(PDF 7KB)

BR2

BUSHBY

RET - Clean Energy Division

GCCSI Financial Statements, Key Personnel and Remuneration

27/07/2012

(PDF 23KB)

BR3

BUSHBY

RET – Clean Energy Division

GCCSI International Advisory Panel

27/07/2012

(PDF 17KB)

BR4

BUSHBY

RET – Clean Energy Division

Auditing of the GCCSI

27/07/2012

(PDF 6KB)

BR5

BUSHBY

RET – Clean Energy Division

GCCSI – 457 Visas sponsored by the Institute

27/07/2012

(PDF 7KB)

BR6

BUSHBY

RET – Clean Energy Division

GCCSI – Meeting costs organised by the Institute

27/07/2012

(PDF 8KB)

BR7

MILNE

RET – Corporate Services

HRL Funding from LETDF

27/07/2012

(PDF 9KB)

BR8

SIEWERT

RET – Resources Division

Indigenous Agenda – Workshops and program evaluation

27/07/2012

(PDF 63KB)
Attachment A (PDF 657KB)
Attachment B
(WMV 103MB)
Attachment D (PDF 1339KB)

BR9

LUDLAM

RET – Resources Division

Radioactive Waste repatriation

27/07/2012

(PDF 8KB)

BR10

LUDLAM

RET – Resources Division

Passage of Radioactive Waste Legislation – Materials to Stakeholders

27/07/2012

(PDF 9KB)

BR11

LUDLAM

RET – Resources Division

Indigenous Consultation under the EPBC Act – Ministerial correspondence

27/07/2012

(PDF 16KB)

BR12

SIEWERT

Geoscience Australia

Acreage Release Timeframes

27/07/2012

(PDF 18KB)

BR13

SIEWERT

RET – Resources Division

Agencies consulted prior to Acreage Releases

27/07/2012

(PDF 17KB)

BR14

SIEWERT

Geoscience Australia

Reoffering of acreage not previously taken up

27/07/2012

(PDF 10KB)

BR15

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Voluntary Redundancy process

27/07/2012

(PDF 20KB)

BR16

BUSHBY

Tourism Australia

Tourism Australia spend on Cooperative Airline attraction

27/07/2012

(PDF 12KB)

BR17

BUSHBY

RET – Tourism Division

National Tourism Research Agenda

27/07/2012

(PDF 10KB)
Attachment A (PDF 100KB)

BR18

BUSHBY

RET – Tourism Division

Government funding towards the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

27/07/2012

(PDF 7KB)

BR19

BUSHBY

RET – Tourism Division

Small Business Initiatives for Tourism

27/07/2012

(PDF 8KB)

BR20

WATERS

Tourism Australia

Tourism value of Australia’s iconic species

27/07/2012

(PDF 14KB)

BR21

WATERS

RET – Tourism Division

Departmental input into the Green Buildings Program

27/07/2012

(PDF 7KB)

BR22

WATERS

RET – Tourism Division

Carbon abatement costs in the Tourism sector – hotels and aviation

27/07/2012

(PDF 16KB)

BR23

WATERS

RET – Tourism Division

Tourism initiatives and grants – Tourism 2020

27/07/2012

(PDF 12KB)

BR24

WATERS

RET – Tourism Division

Tourism Research Australia investment

27/07/2012

(PDF 10KB)

BR25

EDWARDS

RET – Tourism Australia

Tourism Australia funding towards the Chinese series Jiang Ai

27/07/2012

(PDF 9KB)

BR26

EDWARDS

RET – Tourism Australia

Future tourism investment in the Asian region

27/07/2012

(PDF 8KB)

BR27

BUSHBY

RET – Resources Division

Mining Safety

27/07/2012

(PDF 10KB)

BR28

HEFFERNAN

RET – Resources Division

UNEP Global Binding Mercury Instrument.

27/07/2012

(PDF 19KB)

BR29

BUSHBY

RET – Clean Energy Division

Global Carbon Capture and Storage

27/07/2012

(PDF 13KB)

BR30

McKENZIE

RET – Corporate Services

Carbon Tax modelling on Departmental running costs & electricity usage

27/07/2012

(PDF 7KB)

BR31

McKENZIE

Geoscience Australia

Landslides

27/07/2012

(PDF 9KB)

BR32

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Staffing - Recruitment

27/07/2012

(PDF 14KB)

BR33

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

SES Staffing

27/07/2012

(PDF 7KB)

BR34

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Graduate Training

27/07/2012

(PDF 7KB)

BR35

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Graduate Recruitment

27/07/2012

(PDF 8KB)

BR36

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Government Advertising

27/07/2012

(PDF 16KB)

BR37

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Hospitality and Entertainment

27/07/2012

(PDF 42KB)

BR38

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Board Appointments

27/07/2012

(PDF 7KB)
Attachment A (PDF 18KB)

BR39

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Freedom of Information

27/07/2012

(PDF 20KB)

BR40

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Community Cabinet Meetings

27/07/2012

(PDF 8KB)

BR41

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Reviews

27/07/2012

(PDF 9KB)

BR42

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Consultancies

27/07/2012

(PDF 64KB)

BR43

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Media Monitoring

27/07/2012

(PDF 9KB)

BR44

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Social Media

27/07/2012

(PDF 8KB)

BR45

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Contractors

27/07/2012

(PDF 19KB)
Attachment C (PDF 91KB)

BR46

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Discretionary Grants

27/07/2012

(PDF 13KB)

BR47

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Commissioned Reports

27/07/2012

(PDF 71KB)

BR48

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Government Payments of Accounts

27/07/2012

(PDF 10KB)

BR49

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Stationary Requirements

27/07/2012

(PDF 8KB)

BR50

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Media Subscriptions

27/07/2012

(PDF 9KB)

BR51

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Travel Costs

27/07/2012

(PDF 18KB)

BR52

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Legal Costs

27/07/2012

(PDF 21KB)

BR53

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Education Expenses

27/07/2012

(PDF 45KB)
Attachment A (PDF 231KB)
Attachment B (PDF 7KB)

BR54

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Executive Coaching and Leadership Training

27/07/2012

(PDF 16KB)
Attachment A (PDF 7KB)

BR55

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Media Training

27/07/2012

(PDF 11KB)

BR56

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Paid Parental Leave

27/07/2012

(PDF 10KB)

BR57

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Training for Portfolio Minister and Parliamentary Secretary

27/07/2012

(PDF 7KB)

BR58

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Corporate Cars

27/07/2012

(PDF 8KB)

BR59

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Taxi Costs

27/07/2012

(PDF 10KB)

BR60

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Credit Cards

27/07/2012

(PDF 26KB)

BR61

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Printing of Documents

27/07/2012

(PDF 19KB)

BR62

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Provision of Equipment

27/07/2012

(PDF 16KB)
Attachment A (PDF 29KB)

BR63

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Electricity Purchasing

27/07/2012

(PDF 11KB)

BR64

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Alternative Policy Costing

27/07/2012

(PDF 9KB)
Attachment A1 (PDF 27KB)
Attachment A2 (PDF 33KB)

BR65

BUSHBY

RET – Corporate Services

Shredders

27/07/2012

(PDF 7KB)

 

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