Attorney-General's Portfolio

Budget Estimates 2006-2007 — (May 2006)

Attorney-General's Portfolio

Note: Due to size restrictions, not all tabled documents may appear on this site.  For copies of papers not contained on this site, please contact the Secretariat on (02) 6277 3560.

Letters of Correction/Clarification and Tabled Documents:

Letters of Correction/Clarification: (PDF 218KB)

Tabled Documents: Part 1 (PDF 4931KB), Part 2 (PDF 3164KB), Part 3 (PDF 6455KB)

QoN Index: (PDF 232KB)

QoN Senator Agency/Branch Topic Hearing Date Proof Hansard Page View
1 Ludwig Department and All Agencies Agency expenditure during 2005-2006 on legal services 22/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 54KB)
2 Ludwig Department and All Agencies Purchase of executive coaching and/or other leadership training services 22/5/06 N/A written (PDF 310KB)
3 Ludwig Department and All Agencies Departmental or Agency expenditure related to the Australian military deployment in Iraq 22/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 17KB)
4 Ludwig Department and All Agencies Departmental or Agency expenditure related to the Australian military deployment in Afghanistan 22/5/05 N/A - written (PDF 17KB)
5 Ludwig   Development of suitable locations for Family Relationship Centres 22/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 75KB), Attachment A (PDF 17KB)
6 Ludwig   Signing of funding agreements before opening of Family Relationship Centres 24/5/06 25 (PDF 16KB)
7 Ludwig   Premises of Family Relationship Centre's 24/5/06 28-9 (PDF 19KB)
8 Ludwig   Start-up date of Family Relationship Centres 24/5/06 30 (PDF 17KB)
9 Ludwig   Visitation and opening of Family Relationship Centre's 24/5/06 30-1 (PDF 17KB)
10 Ludwig   Provision of logo and design for Family Relationship Centres 24/5/06 31 (PDF 57KB)
11 Ludwig   Tender process of Family Relationship Centre's 24/5/06 34-5 (PDF 18KB)
12 Ludwig Public Affairs Family Relationship Centres advertising campaign 24/5/06 38-39, 41 (PDF 20KB), Att A (PDF 230KB), Att B (PDF 96KB), Att C (PDF 29KB), Att D (PDF 328KB), Att E (PDF 206KB), Att F (PDF 201KB), Att G (PDF 138KB), Att H (PDF 140KB), Att I (PDF 205KB), Att J (PDF 266KB)
13 Ludwig   Provision of funding for Family Relationship Centres 24/5/06 42-3 (PDF 33KB)
14 Ludwig   Staff training for Family Relationship Centres 24/5/06 44 (PDF 17KB)
15 Ludwig   Darwin Family Relationship Centre's permanent presence in Alice Springs 24/5/06 47 (PDF 19KB)
16 Ludwig A-G's Office Location of Family Relationship Centre's 24/5/06 48-9 (PDF 17KB)
17 Kirk A-G's Office Statement by the Chief Federal Magistrate relating to Court standards and performance 24/5/06 57 (PDF 34KB)
18 Kirk   Schedule of fees for the Federal Magistrates Court 24/5/06 57 (PDF 36KB)
19 Ludwig   Commissioner Coles' report into the food for oil inquiry 24/5/06 7 (PDF 17KB)
20 Kirk   Spending on outsourced barristers and solicitors 24/5/06 13 (PDF 17KB)
21 Carr   National Uniform Tenancy Database 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 18KB)
22 Carr   Mrs Lavarch's media release relating to QLD's drafting of the new model uniform tenancy database law 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 18KB)
23 Carr   Consideration of changes to the Privacy Act for regulation of database operation 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 18KB)
24 Carr   Privacy Act changes 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 18KB)
25 Carr   Presentation of draft response to the Privacy Commissioner's Review 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 17KB)
26 Carr   SCAG and MCCA issues 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 17KB)
27 Carr   Outcome of MCCA meeting in relation to Residential Tenancy Databases 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 18KB)
28 Carr   Ministers consideration of Working Party's report being made public 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 19KB)
29 Ludwig 1.4 Cruise ships and crimes committed at sea, not in Australian waters 24/5/06 121-2, 124 (PDF 16KB)
30 Ludwig   Legal services and policy advice on international law 24/5/06 87-8 (PDF 18KB)
31 Moore   Reforms to the performance of the native title system 24/5/06 89 (PDF 91KB)
32 Moore   Native Title Consultative Forum 24/5/06 91 (PDF 16KB)
33 Moore   Family Violence Prevention Legal Services 24/5/06 59-60 (PDF 24KB), Attachment A (PDF 1341KB)
34 Evans   Family Violence Prevention Centres locations 24/5/06 61 (PDF 50KB)
35 Moore   Creative use of counsellors for the Family Violence Prevention Centres 24/5/06 62 (PDF 19KB)
36 Evans   Family violence prevention 24/5/06 64 (PDF 19KB)
37 Moore   Data relating to quantitative and qualitative reporting on the Family Violence Protection Legal Service 24/5/06 65 (PDF 16KB), Attachment A (PDF 133KB)
38 Evans   Funding provided to the Indigenous Women's sub-program of the Community Legal Centres Program 24/5/06 68 (PDF 17KB)
39 Evans   Breakdown of clients provided services by the Family Violence Prevention Legal Services 24/5/06 68 (PDF 124KB)
40 Evans   Breakdown of individually funded organisations under the Prevention, Diversion, Rehabilitation and Restorative Justice Program 24/5/06 73 (PDF 75KB)
41 Scullion   Places with a night patrol when police force unavailable 24/5/06 78 (PDF 43KB)
42 Evans   Differing laws between states in respect of Domestic Violence 24/5/06 81 (PDF 25KB)
43 McLucas   State funding breakdown allocated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service 24/5/06 83 (PDF 25KB)
44 McLucas   Travel to service clients in remote areas costs breakdown 24/5/06 83 (PDF 17KB)
45 McLucas   Funding allocation models 24/5/06 84 (PDF 18KB)
46 Moore   Variation process operation guidelines relating to grants 24/5/06 92 (PDF 214KB)
47 Evans   Funding into Indigenous stream of Crime Prevention 24/5/06 77 (PDF 26KB)
48 Ludwig   AWB and India's request for mutual assistance 24/5/06 92-95 (PDF 19KB)
49 Ludwig   National identity security strategy 24/5/06 97-9 (PDF 287KB)
50 Ludwig   Document Verification Service: one-off Pilot with the Tax office 24/5/06 99-100 (PDF 20KB)
51 Ludwig   Rollout of smartcard 24/5/06 101 (PDF 17KB)
52 Ludwig   Total costing of the national identity security strategy 24/5/06 103 (PDF 27KB)
53 Ludwig   Document Verification Service: key dates in relation to forward plans 24/5/06 104 (PDF 14KB)
54 Ludwig   Australian Financial Review article discussing cybercrime 24/5/06 105 (PDF 35KB)
55 Ludwig   Agencies contribution to the proceeds of crime fund 24/5/06 108 (PDF 27KB)
56 Ludwig   Moneys seized of forfeited and ending in the Confiscated Assets Account 24/5/06 108-09 (PDF 19KB)
57 Ludwig   Discussion paper and submissions received in December 2005 24/5/06 114 (PDF 17KB)
58 Ludwig Output 2.1 Information provided by the Ifraim Zuroff of the Wiesenthal centre 24/5/06 120 (PDF 18KB)
59 Ludwig   Detainee extradition details 24/5/06 121 (PDF 42KB)
60 Ludwig   Exposure of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 24/5/06 130, 134 (PDF 23KB)
61 Ludwig   Firearms Policy Working Group issues 24/5/06 137 (PDF 23KB)
62 Ludwig   Company or individual charged with bribery of a foreign public official 24/5/06 137 (PDF 17KB)
63 Ludwig   OECD foreign bribery public awareness campaign survey 24/5/06 138-39 (PDF 20KB) Additional Answer (PDF 18KB), Additional Attachment (PDF 56KB)
64 Ludwig   UN protocol in relation to people smuggling 24/5/06 140 (PDF 17KB)
65 Ludwig   Model Criminal Code on drink-spiking 24/5/06 140 (PDF 206KB)
66 Nettle Output 2.1 Peace protesters at Pine Gap 24/5/06 18-19 (PDF 34KB)
67 Ludwig   NCIDD: inter-jurisdictional matching 24/5/06 123 (PDF 16KB)
68 Ludwig Output 2.1 Extradition Act 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 17KB)
69 Ludwig   Trust accounting and trade credit in the AML regime 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 18KB)
70 Ray   Sheller Review 24/5/06 5 (PDF 17KB)
71 Ludwig   Anti-Terrorism bill (No. 2) Education Programs 24/5/06 82 (PDF 18KB)
72 Ludwig   Comments by Dr George Merridew relating to Australian hospitals being ill-prepared for a potential terror attack 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 19KB)
73 Ludwig   Cyclone Larry debrief report 24/5/06 145 (PDF 31KB)
74 Ludwig AIC Australian Institute of Criminology's involvement in the smartcard project 24/5/06 107 (PDF 16KB)
75 Ludwig ACC Bribery of foreign public officials 24/5/06 71-72 (PDF 12KB)
76 Ludwig ACC Sunday Mail "Ex bikie fights crime body" 24/5/06 72 (PDF 12KB)
77 Ludwig ACC Update reply to Q.62 from Feb 06 24/5/06 72 (PDF 36KB)
78 Ludwig ACC Update reply to Q. 94 from Sept 05 24/5/06 74 (PDF 15KB)
79 Ludwig ACC Board references currently underway 24/5/06 74 (PDF 16KB)
80 Ludwig ACC ALIEN and ACID 24/5/06 77 (PDF 14KB)
81 Ludwig ACC reference to sex slavery 24/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 13KB)
82 Ludwig ACS Customs staffing 24/5/06 21 (PDF 31KB)
83 Ludwig ACS Letter sent to Lateline 25/5/06 25 (PDF 17KB), Attachment A (PDF 29KB)
84 Ludwig ACS Importation of explosives 25/5/06 27 & 40 (PDF 18KB)
85 Ludwig ACS International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) technical standards 25/5/06 28 (PDF 17KB)
86 Ludwig ACS SmartGate terminals 25/5/06 29 (PDF 19KB)
87 Ludwig ACS Apprehension of illegal vessels 25/5/06 33 (PDF 19KB)
88 Ludwig ACS Import processing charge 25/5/06 33 (PDF 17KB)
89 Ludwig ACS Import processing charge 25/5/06 35 (PDF 23KB)
90 Ludwig ACS Breakdown of import processing charges 25/5/06 36 (PDF 13KB)
91 Ludwig ACS 2005 Legislation and subsequent re-look at the the import processing charge 25/5/06 39-40 (PDF 21KB)
92 Ludwig ACS Differences in ship customs duty 25/5/06 40 (PDF 17KB)
93 Ludwig ACS Studies done on revenue lost from the exemptions that apply to both alcohol and tobacco 25/5/06 46 (PDF 17KB)
94 Ludwig ACS Forfeited alcohol 25/5/06 47 (PDF 17KB)
95 Milne ACS Illegal entry vessels 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 13KB)
96 Milne ACS Coastwatch surveillance between Indonesia and Christmas Island 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 15KB)
97 Ludwig ACS Purchase of additional vessels 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 26KB)
98 Ludwig ACS Previous advice given by Customs in relation to the Tomson (aka Visalyak) case 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 37KB)
      QoN 98 additional information/clarification     (PDF 71KB)
99 Ludwig AFP Rejections of FoI requests 25/5/06 67 (PDF 15KB)
100 Ludwig AFP High-Tech Crime Centre 25/5/06 107 (PDF 13KB)
101 Ludwig AFP Breakdown of modules for counter-terrorism training 25/5/06 80 (PDF 30KB)
102 Ludwig AFP Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) education programs 25/5/06 81/82 (PDF 23KB)
103 Ludwig AFP Fluctuations in AFP receivables projections 25/5/06 82-90 & 95 (PDF 52KB)
103 - Additional Ludwig AFP Estimated Surplus and Fluctuations in AFP receivables projections 25/5/06 N/A Written (PDF 26KB)
104 Ludwig AFP Budget Paper No.1, 2005-06 and the Portfolio Budget Statement 25/5/06 90-91 (PDF 25KB)
105 Ludwig AFP Contract breakdown and expenditure value on external providers 25/5/06 91 (PDF 30KB)
106 Ludwig AFP Community policing at airports 25/5/06 94 (PDF 17KB)
107 Ludwig AFP Advertising and Market Research 25/5/06 96 (PDF 14KB)
108 Ludwig AFP Latest remuneration packages for members of the AFP's executive team 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 16KB)
109 Milne AFP Australian authorities and vessels 25/5/09 N/A - written (PDF 24KB)
110 Milne AFP Sinking of illegal entry vessels 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 13KB)
111 Payne ALRC List of the members of the normal advisory committee/reference group 25/5/06 69 (PDF 17KB)
112 Ludwig ALRC List of submissions received under the ALRC review of sedition 25/5/06 70 (PDF 38KB)
113 Ludwig ASIO 22 people arrested on terrorism charges 25/5/06 55/56 (PDF 17KB)
114 Ludwig ASIO Background checks for ASIC holders 25/5/06 56 (PDF 13KB)
115 Ludwig ASIO Staff language skills 25/5/06 57 (PDF 15KB)
116 Nettle ASIO Security assessment of immigration detainees 25/5/06 58-60 (PDF 14KB)
117 Nettle ASIO Discrepancy with security assessed unauthorised arrivals 25/5/06 62 (PDF 12KB)
118 Nettle ASIO Sheller Report 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 13KB)
119 Nettle ASIO PKK Proscription 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 15KB)
120 Nettle ASIO Security Assessments of detainees 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 26KB)
121 Nettle ASIO Mohhamed Sagar and Mohhamed Faisal - immigration detainees on Nauru 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 16KB)
122 Nettle ASIO Security assessment of Mr George Dimara 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 13KB)
123 Nettle ASIO Security assessment for DIMA number 52104008850 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 14KB)
124 Ludwig AUSTRAC Customs, ASIC and ATO database access 25/5/06 127-128 (PDF 14KB)
125 Ludwig DPP Reported frauds against the Commonwealth 25/5/06 11-13 (PDF 16KB)
126 Ludwig DPP Referrals from the ATO to the DPP 25/5/06 13-14 (PDF 37KB)
127 Ludwig DPP Civil forfeiture regime 25/5/06 16 (PDF 18KB)
128 Ludwig DPP Corporate matters under the Corporations Act currently under active prosecutorial 25/5/06 16 (PDF 17KB)
129 Ludwig DPP Money laundering offences 25/5/06 16-17 (PDF 16KB)
130 Nettle DPP Peace protesters at Pine Gap 25/5/06 18-19 (PDF 17KB)
131 Ludwig DPP Taxation affairs of Mr Robert Gerard 25/5/06 N/A-written (PDF 22KB)
132 Kirk Family Court Retirements of Family Court judges' in the next three years 25/5/06 106 (PDF 24KB)
133 Kirk Family Court Filings and numbers and finalised appeals tables 25/5/06 108 (PDF 69KB)
134 Kirk Federal Court Advertisement for a Change Manager 25/5/06 105 (PDF 17KB)
135 Ludwig Federal Court Value of Federal Court's contract(s) since 1 July with Hudson Consulting 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 21KB)
136 Kirk FMC Percentage of cases resolved before trial 25/5/06 97 (PDF 17KB)
137 Kirk FMC Target for delivering counselling, mediation, conciliation and other primary dispute resolution services 25/5/06 98 (PDF 22KB)
138 Kirk FMC 2006-07 schedule of fees 25/5/06 102 (PDF 16KB)
139 Kirk HREOC Year-to-date figures of complaints and inquiries 25/5/06 112 (PDF 17KB)
140 Kirk OFLC Shifting of jobs from Sydney to Canberra 25/5/06 115 (PDF 17KB)
141 Fielding OFLC Classification Review Boards lowering of classification ratings 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 17KB)
142 Stott-Despoja OFLC Policy and administrative functions of OFLC being folded into the Attorney-General's Department 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 19KB)
143 Stott-Despoja OFLC OFLC staff of Censor policy functions being affected by reorganisation 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 25KB)
144 Stott-Despoja OFLC OFLC reorganisation: reduction in classification fees 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 17KB)
145 Stott-Despoja OFLC Attorney-General's review of OFLC's structure change 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 18KB)
146 Kirk Parliamentary Counsel Drafts of the Anti-Money Laundering Bill 25/5/06 118 (PDF 13KB)
147 Kirk Parliamentary Counsel Staff turnover percentage in the past 12 months 25/5/06 119 (PDF 12KB)
148 Ludwig Parliamentary Counsel Current category T bills 25/5/06 119 (PDF 12KB)
149 Carr Privacy Commissioner The complaint of American Mr Mark McBurney, holder of a Permanent Residency Visa 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 24KB)
150 Carr Privacy Commissioner Details of information provided by DIMIA and DFAT concerning the case of Mr Mark McBurney 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 16KB)
151 Ludwig Family Court of Australia CDPP withdrawal of charges relating to the OLEA Australis matter 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 20KB)
152 Ludwig ACS Food imports for grocery retail 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 17KB)
153 Mason Family Court of Australia Family Court of Australia's (the Body) leave records for last financial year 25/5/06 N/A - written (PDF 31KB)

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