Human Services
      Index to questions on notice - (PDF 50KB)
      Note: The committee set Thursday, 9 April 2009 for the return of 
      answers to Questions on Notice.
      Answers
        		| QoN | Department/Agency | Senator | Topic | PDF format | 
            
        		| HS1 | DHS | SCULLION | Breakdown of consultancies | (PDF 8KB) | 
            
        		| HS2(a-b) | DHS | SCULLION | Outside contractors or advisers and 
                value of contracts | (PDF 10KB) | 
            
        		| HS3 | DHS | SCULLION | Payments made for other departments 
                and parameters given | (PDF 18KB) | 
            
        		| HS4(a-b) | DHS | SCULLION | Status of MyAccount | (PDF 7KB) | 
            
        		| HS5 | Centrelink | ABETZ | Welfare recipients overseas who may 
                receive stimulus payments | (PDF 7KB) | 
            
        		| HS6 | CSA | SCULLION | Demographic of debt owed, including 
                as result of reassessment | (PDF 11KB) | 
            
        		| HS7 | Centrelink | BOYCE | Consultant engaged for 
                post-complaint survey | (PDF 7KB) | 
            
        		| HS8 | Centrelink | SCULLION | Data on usage of call centre help 
                lines | (PDF 20KB) | 
            
        		| HS9 | Centrelink | SCULLION | Additional costs from stimulus 
                payments | (PDF 9KB) | 
            
        		| HS10 | Medicare | SCULLION | Unscheduled leave | (PDF 14KB) | 
            
        		| HS11 | Medicare | SCULLION | Regional staff based in Canberra or 
                head office | (PDF 13KB) | 
            
        		| HS12(a-h) | Medicare | CAMERON | Chronic dental health scheme | (PDF 18KB) | 
            
        		| HS13(a-g) | Centrelink | BOYCE | Customer numbers | (PDF 10KB) | 
            
        		| HS14(a-b) | All in portfolio | COONAN | Expenditure on consultants in 
                2007-08 | (PDF 9KB) | 
            
        		| HS15(a-b) | All in portfolio | COONAN | Estimated expenditure on consultants 
                in 2008-09 | (PDF 10KB) | 
            
        		| HS16 | All in portfolio | COONAN | Estimated expenditure on consultants 
                across forward estimates | (PDF 7KB) | 
            
        		| HS17(a-h) | Centrelink | HANSON-YOUNG | Payments to same-sex couples | 
                (PDF 10KB)Parts A-C transferred 
              to FaHCSIA
 | 
            
        		| HS18 | All in portfolio | HUMPHRIES | SES positions | (PDF 15KB) | 
            
        		| HS19(a-e) | Centrelink | SCULLION | Complaints from call-centre lines 
                reaching capacity | (PDF 7KB) | 
            
        		| HS20(a-e) | Centrelink | SCULLION | Payment errors | 
                (PDF 7KB)(PDF 7KB)
 (PDF 8KB)
 (PDF 17KB)
 (PDF 8KB)
 | 
            
        		| HS21(a-d) | CSA | SCULLION | Private agreements and statutory 
                declarations | (PDF 15KB) | 
            
        		| HS22(a-n) | Centrelink | SIEWERT | Income management trials in WA | 
                (PDF 24KB)Parts B, C & H-L 
              transferred to FaHCSIA
 | 
            
        		| HS23(a-c) | Centrelink | SIEWERT | Domestic violence activity 
                exemptions | (PDF 8KB) | 
            
        		| HS24(a-b) | Medicare | SIEWERT | Medicare safety net threshold | Part A transferred to 
                DoHA, Part B transferred to Treasury | 
            
        		| HS25 | Centrelink | SIEWERT | Movement of individuals from CDEP to 
                NewStart | (PDF 6KB) | 
      
      For further information, contact:
      
        Estimates Officer
    Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
PO Box 6100
    Parliament House
    Canberra ACT 2600
    Australia