For each financial year since 1 July 2000, what was the total cost of (a) gardening and (b) indoor plants for the Minister’s department and agencies.

Australian Bureau of Statistics

(a)   Nil.

(b)   The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years

Financial Year	Cost (excl. GST)
2000-2001	$86,141
2001-2002	$85,609
2002-2003	$77,606
2003-2004	$87,930
2004-2005	$75,685
2005-2006	$89,457
TOTAL	$502,428

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission

(a)   Nil.

(b)   The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years

Financial Year	Cost (excl GST) $ ‘000
2000-2001	$17.62
2001-2002	$19.30
2002-2003	$21.15
2003-2004	$20.95
2004-2005	$22.04
2005-2006	$24.57

Australian Office of Financial Management

Nil

The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

(a)   Nil.

(b)   The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years

Year	Cost (incl. GST)
2000-01	$8,699
2001-02	$8,521
2002-03	$8,013
2003-04	$9,991
2004-05	$10,025
2005-06	$10,019

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

(a)   Nil.

(b)   The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years

Year	Cost (excl. GST)
2000-01	$44,936.00
2001-02	$52,525.00
2002-03	$54,148.00
2003-04	$57,712.00
2004-05	$64,065.00
2005-06	$67,697.00

Australian Taxation Office

(a)   As part of the outgoings associated with the ATO’s building leases, there is a component included for gardening and ground maintenance of $65,352 (GST exclusive) per annum. Any ground maintenance costs for other sites would be part of building lease costs and are not able to be separately identified.

(b)   The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years.

Year	Cost (excl. GST)
2000-01	$0.364m
2001-02	$0.328m
2002-03	$0.258m
2003-04	$0.225m
2004-05	$0.254m
2005-06	$0.312m

Corporations & Markets Advisory Committee

Nil

The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years

# Please note that the records for 2000-01 are not readily available as the current finance system was implemented in 2001.

Inspector-General of Taxation

(1)   Nil.

(2)   The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years

Year	Cost (excl. GST)
2000-01	N/A
2001-02	N/A
2002-03	N/A
2003-04	$492
2004-05	$1634
2005-06	$1846.

National Competition Council

Nil

The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years

Productivity Commission

Nil.

The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years

Royal Australian Mint

The Royal Australian Mint became a prescribed agency from 1 July 2005. For financial year 2005-06, the Royal Australian Mint spent: -

$23,191 (GST inclusive) on gardening

Nil for indoor plants

Treasury

(a)   Nil

(b)   The table below sets out the total cost of indoor plants broken down by financial years

Year	Cost (incl. GST)
2000-01	$42,362.10;
2001-02	$48,116.60;
2002-03	$55,793.00
2003-04	$64,683.70;
2004-05	$61,494.30
2005-06	$53,930.00