For each of the financial years 2000-01 to 2004-05 to date, can the following information be provided for the department and/or its agencies:

(1)   What were the base and top level salaries of Australian Public Service (APS) level 1 to 6 officers and equivalent staff employed.

(2)   What were the base and top level salaries of APS Executive level and Senior Executive Service officers and equivalent staff employed.

(3)   Are APS officers eligible for performance or other bonuses; if so: (a) to what levels are these bonuses applied; (b) are these applied on an annual basis; (c) what conditions are placed on the qualification for these bonuses; and (d) how many bonuses were paid at each level, and what was their dollar value for the periods specified above.

(4) (a)   How many senior officers have been supplied with motor vehicles; and (b) what has been the cost to date.

(5) (a)   How many senior officers have been supplied with mobile phones; and (b) what has been the cost to date.

(6)   How many management retreats or training programs have staff attended.

(7)   How many management retreats or training programs have been held off-site.

(8)   In the case of each off-site management retreat or training program: (a) where was the event held; and (b) what was the cost of: (i) accommodation, (ii) food, (iii) alcohol, (iv) transport, and (v) other costs incurred.

(9)   How many official domestic trips have been undertaken by staff and what was the cost of this domestic travel, and in each case: (a) what was the destination; (b) what was the purpose of the travel; and (c) what was the cost of the travel, including a breakdown of: (i) accommodation, (ii) food, (iii) alcohol, (iv) transport, and (v) other costs incurred.

(10)   How many official overseas trips have been undertaken by staff and what was the cost of this travel, and in each case: (a) what was the destination; (b) what was the purpose of the travel; and (c) what was the cost of the travel, including a breakdown of: (i) accommodation, (ii) food, (iii) alcohol, (iv) transport, and (v) other costs incurred.

(11)   (a) What was the total cost of air charters used; and (b) on how many occasions was aircraft chartered, and in each case, what was the name of the charter company that provided the service and the respective costs.

Senator Abetz, as the Minister representing the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service (Mr Andrews) in the Senate, will respond on behalf of all ministers to parts (1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10).

Responses to parts (4), (5) and (11) are provided below.

Note:  The scope of these responses has been limited to include only relevant information which is readily available.  Preparation of more detailed responses would require an unreasonable diversion of resources.

(4)   Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources

(a)   SES officers of the Department can elect to receive a motor vehicle as part of their remuneration package. As at 10 August 2005, there were 45 SES officers issued with vehicles supplied by the Department.  Information on the number of SES officers issued with vehicles in respect of the period from 2000-01 to 2003-04 has been provided previously in response to questions taken on notice during Senate Additional Estimates hearings in February 2004.

(b)   Estimated costs for SES vehicles for each of the years from 2000-01 to 2004-05 are provided below.

Year	Cost
2000-01	$1.20m
2001-02	$1.18m
2002-03	$1.07m
2003-04	$0.94m
2004-05	$0.83m

In addition, Managers/Assistant Managers in AusIndustry regional offices are provided with a motor vehicle.  As at 10 August 2005, there were 19 Managers/Assistant Managers in AusIndustry regional offices issued with vehicles supplied by the Department.  The costs in respect of these vehicles in 2004-05 totalled $245,803. IP Australia SES officers within IP Australia can elect to receive a motor vehicle as part of their remuneration package.  Information on the number of SES officers issued with cars and the associated costs for each financial year from 2000-01 to 2004-05 is provided below.

Year	Number of SES officers provided with vehicles	Cost
2000-01	6	$65,657
2001-02	5	$65,696
2002-03	4	$74,000
2003-04	5	$92,500
2004-05	4	$69,032

Geoscience Australia SES officers within Geoscience Australia can elect to receive a motor vehicle as part of their remuneration package.  Information on the number of SES officers issued with cars and the associated costs for each financial year from 2000-01 to 2004-05 is provided below.

Year	Number of SES officers provided with vehicles	Cost
2000-01	3	$57,500
2001-02	3	$57,500
2002-03	4	$76,000
2003-04	4	$76,000
2004-05	4	$76,000

Tourism Australia Tourism Australia does not provide motor vehicles to its senior employees. National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority The National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) commenced operation on 1 January 2005.  Two senior officers within NOPSA were supplied with motor vehicles during 2004-05.  The costs in respect of these vehicles in 2004-05 totalled $12,646.

(5)   Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources Records indicate that there were 370 mobile phones on personal issue to Departmental staff as at 10 August 2005.  The total mobile phone account for the 2004-05 financial year was $213,249. Information on the number of mobile phones on issue to Departmental staff and the Department’s mobile phone accounts in respect of the period from 2000-01 to 2003-04 has been provided previously in response to questions taken on notice during Senate Additional Estimates hearings in February 2004. IP Australia Information on the number of mobile phones issued to IP Australia staff over the period from 2001-02 to 2004-05 and the associated costs is provided in the following table.  Information in respect of 2000-01 is not readily available.

Year	Number of mobile phones on issue	Cost
2001-02	183	$53,180
2002-03	147	$41,443
2003-04	137	$31,211
2004-05	144	$27,635

Geoscience Australia Information on the number of mobile phones (including satellite phones) issued to Geoscience Australia staff during 2003-04 and 2004-05 and the associated costs is provided in the following table.  Information in respect of the period from 2000-01 to 2002-03 is not readily available.

Year	Number of mobile phones on issue	Cost
2003-04	87	$44,011.70
2004-05	103	$45,056.32

Tourism Australia As at 24 August 2005, there were 49 mobile phones on issue to Tourism Australia staff based in Sydney.  Details of the costs incurred for mobile phone use for Sydney based staff are provided in the table below.  Figures are not available for 2000-01 as mobile phone costs were not recorded separately.

Financial Year	Cost
2001-02	$65,451
2002-03	$45,623
2003-04	$63,910
2004-05	$91,888

Information on the costs and distribution of mobile phones across the overseas offices of Tourism Australia is not readily available. National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority The National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) commenced operation on 1 January 2005.  During 2004-05, 21 mobile phones were issued to NOPSA officers.  The total mobile phone account for the 2004-05 financial year was $983.

(11)   Information on the use of domestic air charters over the period from 2000-01 to 2004-05 is not readily available.  Staff are generally expected to utilise normal domestic flights when travelling within Australia, and the use of charter aircraft during this period is likely to have been very infrequent.