Industry and Science portfolio

Additional Budget Estimates 2014-15 (February 2015)

Industry and Science portfolio

Responses to questions taken on notice at the Additional Budget Estimates hearings are due by COB Friday 17 April 2015.

Index of questions on notice: (PDF 290KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice

Q No.

Senator

Division/
Agency

Broad topic

Date Answered

View

AI-1

Waters

AIMS

National Sea Simulator

21/04/2015 (PDF 11KB)

AI-2

Carr

CSIRO

SME Engagement Centres

21/04/2015 (PDF 77KB)

AI-3

Carr

Science and Commercialisation Policy

SRI - Budget Tables – Science and Research Funding

21/04/2015 (PDF 25KB)

AI-4

Waters

CSIRO

CSG – Stage 2 funding

24/04/2015 (PDF 78KB)

AI-5

Waters

CSIRO

CSG - Gas Compression and Water Treatment

21/04/2015 (PDF 19KB)

AI-6

Waters

CSIRO

Impacts on underwater aquifers

24/04/2015

13/05/2015
(PDF 152KB)
Attachment (PDF 125KB)

AI-7

Carr

CSIRO

Australia’s Telescope National Facility Steering Committee

21/04/2015 (PDF 77KB)

AI-8

Carr

CSIRO

Australia’s Telescope National Facility Steering Committee

21/04/2015 (PDF 14KB)

AI-9

Carr

CSIRO

Appointment – International Adviser

21/04/2015 (PDF 94KB)

AI-10

Carr

Corporate

Questions on Notice

17/04/2015 (PDF 74KB)

AI-11

Carr

Corporate

Questions on Notice

21/04/2015 (PDF 17KB)

AI-12

Carr

Science and Commercialisation Policy

Strengthening School-Industry STEM Skills Partnerships

21/04/2015 (PDF 16KB)

AI-13

Carr

AusIndustry Business Services

Innovation Australia Board

21/04/2015

13/05/2015
(PDF 76KB)
Updated response (PDF 15KB)

AI-14

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy

Pharmaceutical Industry Working Group

21/04/2015 (PDF 16KB)

AI-15

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy

Pharmaceutical Industry Working Group – new group

21/04/2015 (PDF 75KB)

AI-16

Carr

AusIndustry Entrepreneur Development

R&D Tax – Advanced Finding Applications

21/04/2015 (PDF 78KB)

AI-17

Carr

AusIndustry Entrepreneur Development

R&D Tax Assessment

21/04/2015 (PDF 77KB)

AI-18

Carr

AusIndustry Entrepreneur Development

R&D Tax Measure

21/04/2015

18/05/2015
(PDF 79KB)
Updated response
(PDF 18KB)

AI-19

Carr

Science and Commercialisation Policy

R&D Tax - Innovation Australia

21/04/2015 (PDF 16KB)

AI-20

Carr

Science and Commercialisation Policy

R&D Tax - effects on supply chain - Innovation Australia

21/04/2015 (PDF 14KB)

AI-21

Carr

Resources

CO2CRC – Carbon Capture and Storage Grant

17/04/2015 (PDF 19KB)

AI-22

Carr

AusIndustry Business Services

CO2CRC – CRC Program

21/04/2015 (PDF 75KB)

AI-23

Carr

Resources

CO2CRC - Carbon Capture and Storage Grant

17/04/2015 (PDF 16KB)

AI-24

Carr

Resources

CO2CRC - State Funding

17/04/2015 (PDF 18KB)

AI-25

Carr

Resources

CO2CRC – Date of Application and Business Plan

17/04/2015 (PDF 16KB)

AI-26

Carr

Resources

CO2CRC – Consortia Members

17/04/2015 (PDF 28KB)

AI-27

Carr

AusIndustry Business Services

CRC - Extension for Funding

21/04/2015 (PDF 75KB)

AI-28

Carr

AusIndustry Business Services

Australian Petroleum CRC

21/04/2015 (PDF 74KB)

AI-29

Carr

Resources

CO2CRC – Independent Evaluator

17/04/2015 (PDF 17KB)

AI-30

Carr

AusIndustry Business Services

ATS registration

21/04/2015 (PDF 75KB)

AI-31

Carr

AusIndustry Business Services

ATS National Interest Provisions

21/04/2015 (PDF 74KB)

AI-32

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy Division

FAPM recommendations

21/04/2015 (PDF 20KB)

AI-33

Xenophon

Sectoral Growth Policy

Automotive Manufacturing – supply-chain firms

21/04/2015 (PDF 20KB)

AI-34

Xenophon

Sectoral Growth Policy

Automotive job losses

21/04/2015 (PDF 76KB)

AI-35

Xenophon

Sectoral Growth Policy

Automotive Transformation Scheme

21/04/2015 (PDF 17KB)

AI-36

Ketter

Energy

Gas Reservation Policies in WA and QLD

Answered at the hearing. Proof Hansard page 130 on 26.2.2015

n/a

AI-37

Ketter

Energy

ACIL Allen – Stakeholder Panel

17/04/2015 (PDF 96KB)

AI-38

Ketter

Energy

Australian Energy Market

17/04/2015 (PDF 79KB)

AI-39

Xenophon

Anti-Dumping Commission

Steel Pipe exporter from South Korea

24/04/2015 (PDF 78KB)

AI-40

Ketter

Anti-Dumping Commission

Circumvention of Anti-Dumping Laws

17/04/2015 (PDF 151KB)

AI-41

Ketter

Sectoral Growth Policy

Australian Industry Participation Plans

21/04/2015 (PDF 17KB)

AI-42

Wright

NOPSEMA

Review of NOPSEMA’s compliance

17/04/2015 (PDF 64KB)

AI-43

Wright

NOPSEMA

NOPSEMA – Transparency

17/04/2015 (PDF 18KB)

AI-44

Wright

NOPSEMA

Environmental performance standards

17/04/2015 (PDF 19KB)

AI-45

Wright

NOPSEMA

Scientific merit and objectivity of NOPSEMA’s assessments

17/04/2015 (PDF 39KB)

AI-46

Ketter

Geoscience

Geoscience – Staffing

17/04/2015 (PDF 79KB)

AI-47

Ketter

AusIndustry Business Services

Energy Programs - Grants

17/04/2015 (PDF 156KB)

AI-48

Ketter

Energy

Ethanol Production

17/04/2015 (PDF 77KB)

AI-49

Ketter

Energy

Australian Energy Regulator

17/04/2015 (PDF 225KB)

AI-50

Conroy

AusIndustry – Business Services

Energy Programs - Grants

21/04/2015
Please refer to AI-47

(PDF 72KB)

AI-51

Conroy

Energy

Energy Programs

21/04/2015
Please refer to AI-48

(PDF 71KB)

AI-52

Conroy

Energy

AER Draft Determinations

21/04/2015
Please refer to AI-49

(PDF 72KB)

AI-53

Leyonhjelm

ANSTO

Submarines

21/04/2015 (PDF 72KB)

AI-54

Leyonhjelm

ANSTO

Nuclear Waste

21/04/2015 (PDF 76KB)

AI-55

Whish-Wilson

CSIRO

CSIRO -Tasmanian Office

21/04/2015 (PDF 87KB)

AI-56

Whish-Wilson

Sectoral Growth Policy

Tasmanian Major Projects Approval Agency (TMPPA)

21/04/2015 (PDF 75KB)

AI-57

Carr

ANSTO

SA Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission

21/04/2015 (PDF 69KB)

AI-58

Carr

ANSTO

Synchrotron Funding

21/04/2015 (PDF 71KB)

AI-59

Carr

CSIRO

Funding Agreement

17/04/2015 (PDF 73KB)

AI-60

Carr

CSIRO

NCRIS

24/04/2015 (PDF 96KB)

AI-61

Carr

CSIRO

Development of Strategy for 2015-2025

24/04/2015 (PDF 76KB)

AI-62

Carr

CSIRO

Bonus System for Executives

21/04/2015 (PDF 18KB)

AI-63

Carr

Corporate

Information on Program Costings

17/04/2015 (PDF 108KB) Attachment (PDF 132KB)

AI-64

Carr

Corporate

Abolition of Agencies and Working Groups

17/04/2015 (PDF 76KB)

AI-65

Carr

AusIndustry – Entrepreneur Development

R&D Tax Incentive

21/04/2015 (PDF 72KB)

AI-66

Carr

Science and Commercialisation Policy

National Survey of Research Commercialisation Review

21/04/2015 (PDF 15KB)

AI-67

Carr

National Measurement Institute

Food Safety

21/04/2015 (PDF 78KB)

AI-68

Carr

National Measurement Institute

NMI Budget

21/04/2015 (PDF 75KB)

AI-69

Carr

Science and Commercialisation Policy

Square Kilometre Array

21/04/2015 (PDF 14KB)

AI-70

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy

Clinical Trials

21/04/2015 (PDF 14KB)

AI-71

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy

Automotive Industry

21/04/2015 (PDF 17KB)

AI-72

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy

Automotive Growth Fund

24/04/2015 (PDF 48KB)

AI-73

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy

TCF Industry

21/04/2015

24/04/2015
(PDF 17KB)
Updated response (PDF 92KB)

AI-74

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy

Buy Australian Program

21/04/2015 (PDF 17KB)

AI-75

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy

Australian Industry Participation

21/04/2015 (PDF 13KB)

AI-76

Carr

Portfolio Strategic Policy

Country of Origin Labelling

21/04/2015 (PDF 17KB)

AI-77

Carr

AusIndustry Business Services

Manufacturing Transition Grants Programme

21/04/2015 (PDF 73KB)

AI-78

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy

Growth Centres

21/04/2015 (PDF 24KB)

AI-79

Carr

AusIndustry – Entrepreneur Development

Entrepreneur Infrastructure Program

21/04/2015 (PDF 72KB)

AI-80

Carr

IP Australia

Seminars

21/04/2015 (PDF 121KB)

AI-81

Carr

IP Australia

Staffing

21/04/2015 (PDF 75KB)

AI-82

Carr

Sectoral Growth Policy

Non-Compliant Building Products

21/04/2015 (PDF 14KB)

AI-83

Carr

Portfolio Strategic Policy

Anti-Dumping Policy

21/04/2015 (PDF 78KB)

AI-84

Carr

Portfolio Strategic Policy

International Trade Remedies Advisory Service

21/04/2015 (PDF 79KB)

AI-85

Carr

Portfolio Strategic Policy

Report – International Trade Remedies Advisory Service

21/04/2015 (PDF 15KB)

For further information, contact:

Estimates Officer
Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
Email: economics.sen@aph.gov.au