Additional estimates 2004-05

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Additional estimates 2004-05

15 March 2005

© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
ISBN 0 642 71484 3

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Membership of committee (PDF 104KB) (HTML format)
Members
Participating members
Secretariat
 
Additional Estimates 2004-05 - Introduction (PDF 170KB) (HTML format)
Portfolio coverage
Hearings
Concerns about allocation of departments and agencies
Questions on notice
Explanations for late receipt of answers
Deadline for submitting answers
Examination of departments and agencies—the remaining structure of the report
 
Parliamentary Departments (PDF 162KB) (HTML format)

Department of the Senate
Media allegations regarding staff social activities
Use of senator's printing entitlements
Parliamentary privilege and draft speech transcripts
Resourcing of select committee inquiries

Department of Parliamentary Services
Safety and security works around Parliament House
Refurbishment of the health and recreation centre
Water saving initiatives around Parliament House
Federation Mall Christmas tree
Decision to publish fewer hard copy Hansards
Status of the nurses' centre
Progress implementing Podger Report recommendations
Impact of budget cuts

 
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio (PDF 218KB) (HTML format)
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General
Australian Public Service Commission
Indigenous employment in the Australian Public Service (APS)
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
The Government's response to the Boxing Day tsunami
Consultants and consultancies – changes to the annual reporting guidelines
Outstanding government response
Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
Inquiry into the matters arising from Lieutenant Colonel Collins’ redress of grievance
Office of National Assessments
The conflict in Iraq – statistics regarding civilian deaths
Australian National Audit Office
 
Finance and Administration Portfolio (PDF 214KB) (HTML format)
Department of Finance and Administration (DoFA)
Portfolio restructures
Failure to meet each output target
Ex gratia payments
The Future Fund
Public sector superannuation liability
Telstra sale costs
Telstra and Australia Post superannuation liability
Accountability enforcement issues
ANAO report issues
Composition of the Consolidated Revenue Fund
Alleged departmental leaks and associated investigations
Telstra scoping study
Public sector superannuation advice
Draft bilateral agreement on private financing
Ministerial and Parliamentary Services (MAPS)
Department of Human Services
Administrative and operational effects post portfolio restructure
Centrelink
Customer services—CSO script
Health Insurance Commission
Medicare enrolment file
Medicare rebate recovery program
Australian Hearing
Acknowledgements
Next hearings—Budget estimates 2005-06
 
Appendix 1 (PDF 95KB) (HTML format)
Departments and agencies under the three portfolios for which the Committee has oversight
 
Appendix 2 (PDF 113KB) (HTML format)
Index to Hansard Transcripts
 
Appendix 3 (PDF 323KB)  
Correspondence from the President of the Senate (Senator Calvert) relating to the progress with implementing the Podger Report recommendations

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Estimates Officer
Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3439
Fax: +61 2 6277 5809
Email: fpa.sen@aph.gov.au