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Mr Martin Ferguson
asked the Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, upon notice, on 2 March 1998:
(1) Has the Minister or the Minister's Department provided grants to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) or bodies related to the ACCI since 2 March 1996; if so (a) in each case, (i) what was the nature of the grant and (ii) for what purposes was it provided and (b) what total sum was provided.
(2) To what boards, committees or other bodies for which the Minister has portfolio responsibility have (a) Mr Mark Patterson, the chief executive of ACCI, or (b) other officers or staff of ACCI been appointed since 2 March 1996.
(3) What sums has the Commonwealth paid in sitting fees, board fees, travel costs and related expenses with respect to each appointment referred to in part (2).
Dr Kemp (Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs;Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service)
—The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
(1) Details of grants provided to the ACCI and State/Territory Chambers of Commerce and Industry (including information on the nature of the grant, the purpose it was provided for, and the total sum provided), since 2 March 1996, are detailed in Table 1 below.
It is not possible for the Department to identify whether any payments have been made by ACCI to other bodies using funds they have received from the Commonwealth, because this data is not held by the Department.
(2) Appointments of ACCI officers or staff to boards, committees and other bodies for which I have portfolio responsibility, since 2 March 1996, are detailed in Table 2 below.
(3) The amounts paid in respect of each appointment are also detailed in Table 2 below.
TABLE 1:
Grant made to: | Date/Timing of Grant | Nature of Grant | Purpose of Grant | Total Sum Provided |
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Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 24 December 1994 | Employment and Training Field Officers (ETFOs) | Establishment of a network of ETFOs to identify and secure job vacancies and training opportunities, particularly for the long term unemployed | $12,088,850 |
ACT and Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 31 March 1996 | Workplace Language and Literacy | Language and Literacy training | $46,628 |
ACT and Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 3 February 1997 | Workplace Language and Literacy | Language and Literacy training | $88,559 |
ACT and Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 10 February 1998 | Workplace Language and Literacy | Language and Literacy training | $54,628 |
Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA(1) | 4 April 1997 to 30 April 1998 | Grant in Aid under New Apprenticeships System | Conduct of Contracted Entry Level Training Agency (CELTA) Demonstration Project | $557,615 |
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 2 May 1996—30 September 1998 | Payment for Indigenous Employment Program (IEP) | Funds for IEP are for items such as IEP managers, marketing, travel, vehicles, administrative costs, project evaluation and Indigenous promotions. (2) | $1,495,916 |
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA | 4 May 1997 to 30 April 1998 | National Skills Shortage (Metals) | To redress welding and fabrication shortages within WA. | $921,000 |
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA | 25 August 1995 to 31 Dec 1996 | National Skills Shortage (Metals) | To redress welding and fabrication shortages within WA. | $1,297,965 |
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA | 29 April 1997 | Funding to WA CCI through the WA Dept of Training | User Choice Pilot Project | $50,000 |
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA | 8 May 1997 | Funding to WA CCI | To promote, through a CCI newspaper advertisement, the United Construction Fabrication Shop in Kwinana | $1,180 |
Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 26 June 1996 | Office of Labour Market Adjustment | Feasibility study into a business incubator in Cairns | $30,000 |
NT Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 17 September 1997 | Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples Employment Strategy | Co-ordinate Woolworths trainee strategy | $26,000 |
Top End Business Development Centre | 7 August 1996 | Regional Assistance Program | Facilitator Champion | $20,000 |
Top End Business Development Centre | 30 June 1997 & 4 February 1998 | Regional Assistance Program | Darwin/Palmerston Business Incubator | $180,000; $70,000 |
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 26 June 1996 | Business response to youth unemployment | Develop an industry approach to youth unemployment, identify the existing material and approaches to addressing youth unemployment and increasing education and training opportunities, and to identify barriers to young people extending schooling beyond Year 10. | $25,000 |
(1) Bodies related to the ACCI in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland also received CELTA grants indirectly via their respective State Governments. The bodies involved where the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI), the Australian Business Limited (ABL) in NSW, and the Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI). Victoria received $1,555,890 in CELTA funds, NSW received $1,025,288, and QLD received $1,740.00.
(2) Funding is not of a specific grant nature but for procurement of goods and services.
TABLE 2:
Name of Person Appointed | Name of Board/Committee/Body Appointed to | Date of Appointment | Commonwealth Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Paterson, Chief Executive, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | National Training Framework Committee | October 1996—Mr Mark Paterson is the Chair of the National Training Framework Committee established under Section 10 of the ANTA Act. In this capacity Mr Paterson also attends meetings of the Australian National Training Authority | NTFC—$4,014; sitting fees; $3,834 travel costs; ANTA—$5,459 sitting fees; $6,513 travel costs |
Mr Steve Balzary, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | Enterprise Education Reference Group | March 1996 | $578 sitting fees; $577 travel costs |
Mr Steve Balzary, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry | Commonwealth State Committee on Marketing Apprenticeships and Traineeships | August 1996 | Nil |