Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio


Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio

Index to Questions on Notice - (PDF 268KB)

Note: The committee has set Friday, 8 July 2011 as the date for the return of answers to Questions on Notice.

Answers to Questions on Notice

QoN No. Department/Agency Senator Topic PDF Format Date Answer Received
1 PM&C Payne COAG Development Assessment reforms (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
2 PM&C Payne COAG report on measures considered at the February meeting (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
3 PM&C Payne Seamless National Economy - electronic development assessment (PDF 12KB) 08/07/2011
4 PM&C Cormann Western Australia's plans to increase royalties on iron ore fines (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
5 PM&C Cormann Western Australia's plans to increase royalties on iron ore fines (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
6 PM&C Cormann Western Australia's plans to increase royalties on iron ore fines (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
7 PM&C Cormann Western Australia's plans to increase royalties on iron ore fines (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
8 PM&C Cormann Western Australia's plans to increase royalties on iron ore fines (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
9
 PM&C
 Fierravanti-Wells National Health reform
 (PDF 10KB)
 08/07/2011
10
 PM&C
 Fierravanti-Wells Health agreements
 (PDF 17KB)
 08/07/2011
11 PM&C Abetz Leaders' Debate Commission (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
12 PM&C Abetz Public Servants in PM&C advising on climate change policy (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
13 PM&C Abetz Degrees held by climate change advisors at PM&C (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
14 PM&C Abetz Contractors advising the government and PM&C on climate change (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
15 PM&C Birmingham Water policy unit within the Department (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
16 PM&C Birmingham Staffing of water policy area (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
17 PM&C Birmingham Water infrastructure projects (PDF 10KB) 08/07/2011
18 PM&C Birmingham COAG discussions around water (PDF 8KB) 08/07/2011
19 PM&C Fifield Office for the Not-For-Profit Sector - staffing (PDF 11KB) 08/07/2011
20 PM&C Fifield 'Budget measures to strengthen the not-for-profit sector' document (PDF 11KB) 08/07/2011
21 PM&C Siewert Definition of charity (PDF 10KB) 08/07/2011
22 PM&C Fifield Fair Work Australia equal remuneration decision (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
23 PM&C Fifield Consultation with PM&C on DEEWR submission to Fair Work Australia (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
24 PM&C Siewert Fair work Australia equal remuneration decision (PDF 11KB) 08/07/2011
25 PM&C Siewert Consultation with the not-for-profit sector (PDF 12KB) 08/07/2011
26 PM&C Fifield Volunteer Management Program (PDF 10KB) 08/07/2011
27 PM&C Birmingham Funding to organisations (PDF 8KB) 08/07/2011
28 PM&C Ryan Carbon audits (PDF 13KB) 08/07/2011
29 PM&C Siewert The National Mental Health Commission (PDF 13KB) 08/07/2011
30 PM&C Ludlam WikiLeaks (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
31 PM&C Trood WikiLeaks (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
32 PM&C Trood Speech to the Luncheon in honour of the Prime Minister of Malaysia (PDF 11KB) 08/07/2011
33 PM&C Ludlam Independent Review of the Intelligence Community (PDF 11KB) 08/07/2011
34 PM&C Boyce National Security Committee (PDF 21KB) 08/07/2011
35 PM&C Fifield Prime Minister's spouse/partner - support staff (PDF 10KB) 08/07/2011
36 PM&C Fifield Prime Minister's spouse/partner - reporting of travel costs (PDF 11KB) 08/07/2011
37
 PM&C
 Fifield
 Prime Minister's spouse/partner - recommendations made by the Department (PDF 8KB)
 08/07/2011
38 PM&C Abetz Community Cabinet - Mr Rudd's attendance since 24 June 2010 (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
39 PM&C Abetz Ministerial travel - approval process (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
40 PM&C Abetz Overseas travel - requests from Mr Rudd (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
41 PM&C Abetz Cabinet - meeting dates (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
42 PM&C Abetz Ministerial staffing levels (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
43 PM&C Abetz Community Cabinet meetings - location (PDF 14KB) 08/07/2011
44 PM&C Fifield Community Cabinet meetings - costs (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
45 PM&C Fifield Community Cabinet meetings - officials in attendance (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
46 PM&C Fifield Community Cabinet meetings (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
47 PM&C Fifield Flights - Departmental employees (PDF 14KB) 08/07/2011
48 PM&C Fifield Flights - the Prime Minister's partner (PDF 14KB) 08/07/2011
49 PM&C Fifield Support for the Prime Minister's partner (PDF 14KB) 08/07/2011
50
 PM&C
 Fifield
 Budget measure to create additional positions for government and non-government parliamentarians' staff (PDF 6KB)
 08/07/2011
51 PM&C Abetz Media advisers - ministers' offices (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
52 PM&C Fifield CHOGM 2011 - Opening Ceremony costs (PDF 12KB) 08/07/2011
53 PM&C Fifield CHOGM 2011 - media staff (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
54 PM&C Ludlam CHOGM staffing (PDF 12KB) 08/07/2011
55 PM&C Ludlam CHOGM law reforms (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
56 PM&C Faulkner Recognition of the Australian Women's Land  Army (PDF 14KB) 08/07/2011
57 PM&C Fifield Emergency medal - tax exemption for recipients (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
58 PM&C Fifield Electricity bills for Kirribilli House and the Lodge (PDF 12KB) 08/07/2011
59 PM&C Fifield Prime Minister's wine cellar (PDF 27KB) 08/07/2011
60 PM&C Fifield Physical alterations to the Official Residences (PDF 8KB) 08/07/2011
61 PM&C Fifield Functions held at the Office Establishments (PDF 16KB) 08/07/2011
62 PM&C Fifield Artworks purchased for official establishments (PDF 18KB) 08/07/2011
63 PM&C Fifield Queen's Diamond Jubilee (PDF 12KB) 08/07/2011
64 Office for the Arts Humphries Efficiency Dividend (PDF 15KB) 08/07/2011
65 Office for the Arts Humphries Luxury car tax (PDF 15KB) 08/07/2011
66 Office for the Arts Humphries Desart and Indigenous Art Code Limited (PDF 12KB) 08/07/2011
67 Office for the Arts Humphries Efficiency dividend impact - Australia Council's grants program (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
68 Office for the Arts Humphries Luxury car tax (PDF 12KB) 08/07/2011
69     Question deleted    
70 Australia Council Humphries Grants recipients (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
71 NFSA Humphries National Film and Sound Archive staffing levels (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
72 NFSA Humphries Efficiency dividend impact
Updated information on the efficiency dividend		 (PDF 14KB)
(PDF 73KB)		 08/07/2011
14/10/2011
73 NFSA Humphries Nitrate containers (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
74 NFSA Humphries Compulsory Collection Policy (PDF 11KB) 08/07/2011
75 National Museum Humphries Reduction in staffing (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
76 National Museum Humphries Visits to the museum by the Prime Minister (PDF 8KB) 08/07/2011
77 National Library Humphries Efficiency dividend impact
Updated information on the efficiency dividend		 (PDF 13KB)
(PDF 73KB)		 08/07/2011
14/10/2011
78 National Gallery Humphries Staffing levels and efficiency dividends
Updated information on the efficiency dividend		 (PDF 13KB)
(PDF 73KB)		 08/07/2011
14/10/2011
79 Office for Sport Kroger Active after-schools program - breakdown (PDF 36KB) 08/07/2011
80 Office for Sport Kroger Active after-schools program - swimming (PDF 41KB) 08/07/2011
81 Office for Sport Kroger Efficiency dividend (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
82 Office for Sport Kroger Administrative savings from the ASC (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
83 Office for Sport Kroger Input to Australian Defence Force drugs policy (PDF 9KB) 08/07/2011
84 Office for Sport Kroger Review into the administration of football (PDF 50KB) 08/07/2011
85 Office for Sport Kroger 2015 Asian Cup (PDF 12KB) 08/07/2011
86 Office for Sport Kroger Budget Measures - Asian Cup (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
87 ASC (AIS) Kroger Australian Sports Commission - savings (PDF 10KB) 08/07/2011
88 Office for Sport Kroger 2014 Special Olympics (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
89 ASC Kroger 2014 Special Olympics (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
90 APSC Fifield Employment of people with disabilities in the APS (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
91 APSC Fifield Employment of people with disabilities in the APS (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
92 APSC Fifield Pilot programs (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
93 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 22KB) 16/08/2011
94 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 17KB) 16/08/2011
95 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 219KB) 16/08/2011
96 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 10KB) 16/08/2011
97 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 19KB) 16/08/2011
98 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 6KB) 16/08/2011
99 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 7KB) 16/08/2011
100 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 925KB) 16/08/2011
101 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 10KB) 16/08/2011
102 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 6KB) 16/08/2011
103 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 6KB) 16/08/2011
104 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 12KB) 16/08/2011
105 APSC Ronaldson Termination of employment of Ms Wolfe (PDF 7KB) 16/08/2011
106 APSC Fifield Blueprint for reform of the APS (PDF 48KB) 08/07/2011
107 APSC Kroger Staff on parental leave (PDF 190KB) 08/07/2011
108 ANAO Fifield Commonwealth state bodies audited by the ANAO (PDF 4KB) 28/06/2011
109 ANAO Fifield Commonwealth state bodies audited by the ANAO - Murray-Darling Basin Authority (PDF 4KB) 28/06/2011
110 ANAO Fifield Subsidiaries of the NBN Co Limited (PDF 3KB) 28/06/2011
111 AIFS Kroger Report for Families Week 2011: Families in Australia 2011 (PDF 6KB) 05/07/2011
112 AIFS Kroger AIFS Publications for 2010-11 Financial Year (PDF 4KB) 05/07/2011
113 AIFS Moore Research Project: Impact of past adoption practices: Summary of key issues from Australian research (PDF 5KB) 05/07/2011
114 AIFS Kroger Research on Gender Equality (PDF 10KB) 05/07/2011
115 Ombudsman Bob Brown Defence Force Ombudsman (PDF 14KB) 11/07/2011
116 Ombudsman Bob Brown Taxation Ombudsman (PDF 12KB) 11/07/2011
117
 Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Trood Budget (PDF 7KB)
 08/07/2011
118 Legislation Monitor Ludlam Time taken to fill position (PDF 7KB) 08/07/2011
119 Legislation Monitor Ludlam Appropriation (PDF 6KB) 08/07/2011
120 OIGIS Trood Budget - significant measures (PDF 5KB) 04/07/2011
121 OIGIS Trood Complaints received by OIGIS (PDF 10KB) 04/07/2011
122 OIGIS Trood Complaints received about ASIO's processing (PDF 6KB) 04/07/2011
123     Question deleted, covered by question 122 above.    
124 OIGIS Ludlam Independent review of the intelligence community (PDF 5KB) 04/07/2011
125 OIGIS Ludlam Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill (PDF 4KB) 04/07/2011
126 NAA Humphries Efficiency dividend impact
Updated information on the efficiency dividend		 (PDF 12KB)
(PDF 73KB)		 06/07/2011
14/10/2011
127 NAA Humphries Most recent visit by a Prime Minister (PDF 4KB) 06/07/2011
128
 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG Fifield
 Staffing
 (PDF 46KB) PM&C
(PDF 57KB) APSC
(PDF 5KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
129

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Staffing - efficiency dividend/budget cuts

 (PDF 10KB) PM&C
(PDF 47KB) APSC
(PDF 7KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
130
 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield
 Government advertising
 (PDF 69KB) PM&C
(PDF 4KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
131

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Official hospitality and entertainment

 (PDF 106KB) PM&C
(PDF 7KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
132

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Board appointments

 (PDF 44KB) PM&C
(PDF 6KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
133

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Discretionary grants

 (PDF 14KB) PM&C
(PDF 5KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
134

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Freedom of Information

 (PDF 15KB) PM&C
(PDF 7KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
135

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Community Cabinet

 (PDF 13KB) PM&C
(PDF 91KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
136

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Reviews

 (PDF 62KB) PM&C
(PDF 61KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
137

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Consultancies

 (PDF 28KB) PM&C
(PDF 22KB) APSC
(PDF 23KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
138

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Media Monitoring

 (PDF 8KB) PM&C
(PDF 55KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
139

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Social media policy

 (PDF 6KB) PM&C
(PDF 4KB) APSC
(PDF 5KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
140

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Contractors

 (PDF 18KB) PM&C
(PDF 58KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
141

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Commissioned reports

 (PDF 8KB) PM&C
(PDF 58KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
142

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Cabinet and Sub-Cabinet meetings

 (PDF 12KB) PM&C
(PDF 6KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
143

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Government payment of accounts

 (PDF 8KB) PM&C
(PDF 56KB) APSC
(PDF 7KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
144

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Ministerial Stationery requirements

 (PDF 18KB) PM&C
(PDF 56KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
145

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Media subscriptions

 (PDF 19KB) PM&C
(PDF 21KB) APSC
(PDF 12KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
146

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Travel costs

 (PDF 28KB) PM&C
(PDF 81KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
147

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Legal costs

 (PDF 15KB) PM&C
(PDF 135KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
148

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Education expenses

 (PDF 19KB) PM&C
(PDF 5KB) APSC
(PDF 5KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
149

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Executive coaching and leadership training

 (PDF 26KB) PM&C
(PDF 105KB) APSC
(PDF 7KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
150

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Paid Parental Leave

(PDF 10KB) PM&C
(PDF 107KB) APSC
(PDF 6KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
151

 PM&C, APSC and OOSGG
 Fifield

 Workspace

 (PDF 13KB) PM&C
(PDF 113KB) APSC
(PDF 7KB) OOSGG		 08/07/2011
08/07/2011
07/07/2011
152
 Australian Sports Commission Cash Women in Sport Media Grants
Supplementary response		 (PDF 14KB)
(PDF 163KB)		 08/07/2011
11/07/2011

Additional information and tabled documents

Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Governor-General's Gift Register, 5 September 2008 to 18 May 2011, tabled 23 May 2011

 (PDF 211KB)
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Policy on Official Gifts received by the  Governor-General and Spouse, tabled 23 May 2011 (PDF 203KB)
Mr Lewis, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Response received for emails sent to the Prime Minister, tabled 23 May 2011 (PDF 152KB)
Senator Mitch Fifield, Establishing a regulator for the not-for-profit sector, tabled 23 May 2011 (PDF 1199KB)
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Correspondence from the Department of Defence, received 31 May 2011 (PDF 52KB)
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Correction to evidence relating to staff at the Prime Minister's residences, dated 31 May 2011 (PDF 116KB)
Australian Public Service Commissioner, Correction to evidence relating to the issuing of section 38 certificates and response to QoN no. 93 on the same issue, dated 8 June 2011 (PDF 258KB)
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Correction to evidence relating to the appointment and duties of the person employed to provide support to the Prime Minister's partner, dated 16 June 2011 (PDF 57KB)
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Correction to evidence relating to the National Security and International Policy Group, dated 21 June 2011 (PDF 58KB)
The Hon Gary Gray, Special Minister of State, Letter regarding the public interest immunity claim in relation to the Wolfe matter, dated 16 August 2011 (PDF 1419KB)

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