

- Title
QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Commonwealth Credit Cards
- Database
Senate Hansard
- Date
03-02-2009
- Source
Senate
- Parl No.
42
- Electorate
Victoria
- Interjector
- Page
206
- Party
LP
- Presenter
- Status
Final
- Question No.
985
- Questioner
Ronaldson, Sen Michael
- Responder
Wong, Sen Penny
- Speaker
- Stage
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Commonwealth Credit Cards
- Type
- Context
Answers to Questions on Notice
- System Id
chamber/hansards/2009-02-03/0203
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Hansard
- Start of Business
- REPRESENTATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
- STAFFING AND ADMINISTRATION
- COMMITTEES
- BUSINESS
- TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND GIFTS) BILL 2008
- THE NATIONALS AND LIBERAL PARTY
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
- DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Taxation
(Hurley, Sen Annette, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Nation Building and Jobs Plan
(Pratt, Sen Louise, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Automotive Industry
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Nation Building and Jobs Plan
(Brown, Sen Bob, Evans, Sen Chris) -
Trade: Policy
(Ryan, Sen Scott, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Interest Rates
(Marshall, Sen Gavin, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Broadband
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Schools Infrastructure
(Wortley, Sen Dana, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Health
(Williams, Sen John, Ludwig, Sen Joe)
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Taxation
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- CONDOLENCES
- TROOPER MARK DONALDSON VC
- PETITIONS
- NOTICES
- COMMITTEES
- NOTICES
- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS
- DOCUMENTS
- BUDGET
- COMMITTEES
- TARKINE WILDERNESS
- AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORTS
- COMMITTEES
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SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS (EQUAL TREATMENT IN COMMONWEALTH LAWS—SUPERANNUATION) BILL 2008
EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILL 2008
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING AUTHORITY BILL 2008
NATIONAL MEASUREMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2008
TRANSPORT SECURITY AMENDMENT (2008 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2008
WATER AMENDMENT BILL 2008
AGED CARE AMENDMENT (2008 MEASURES NO. 2) BILL 2008
TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (EDUCATION REFUND) BILL 2008
EDUCATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2008
FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FURTHER 2008 BUDGET AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2008
SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS (EQUAL TREATMENT IN COMMONWEALTH LAWS—GENERAL LAW REFORM) BILL 2008
TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2008 MEASURES NO. 5) BILL 2008
CORPORATIONS AMENDMENT (SHORT SELLING) BILL 2008
INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGE AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) 2008
ROAD CHARGES LEGISLATION REPEAL AND AMENDMENT BILL 2008
SOCIAL SECURITY AND VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SCHOOLING REQUIREMENTS) BILL 2008
TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (LUXURY CAR TAX—MINOR AMENDMENTS) BILL 2008
TEMPORARY RESIDENTS’ SUPERANNUATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2008
SUPERANNUATION (DEPARTING AUSTRALIA SUPERANNUATION PAYMENTS TAX) AMENDMENT BILL 2008
SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE BILL 2008
NATION-BUILDING FUNDS BILL 2008
NATION-BUILDING FUNDS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2008
COAG REFORM FUND BILL 2008
SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA (CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2008
BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DIGITAL TELEVISION SWITCH-OVER) BILL 2008
MIGRATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (WORKER PROTECTION) BILL 2008 - TEMPORARY RESIDENTS’ SUPERANNUATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2008
- BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DIGITAL TELEVISION SWITCH-OVER) BILL 2008
- TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND GIFTS) BILL 2008
- CORPORATIONS AMENDMENT (NO. 1) BILL 2008 [2009]
- DOCUMENTS
- ADJOURNMENT
- Adjournment
- DOCUMENTS
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Garnaut Review: Costs
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Prime Minister: Heads of Missions Meetings
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Evans, Sen Chris) -
Beijing Olympic Games
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Minister for Health and Ageing and Parliamentary Secretary: Overseas Travel
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary: Overseas Travel
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Evans, Sen Chris) -
Minister for Housing and Minister for the Status of Women and Parliamentary Secretary: Overseas Travel
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Koala Conservation
(Brown, Sen Bob, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Brown, Sen Bob, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Australia Post
(Wortley, Sen Dana, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
National Broadband Network
(Minchin, Sen Nick, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Milne, Sen Christine, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme
(Milne, Sen Christine, Evans, Sen Chris) -
Harvested Wood Product Pool
(Milne, Sen Christine, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Forest Carbon Partnerships
(Milne, Sen Christine, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Timber Imports
(Milne, Sen Christine, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Clean Coal Power Plant
(Milne, Sen Christine, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries
(Milne, Sen Christine, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Plant Genetic Resources
(Milne, Sen Christine, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Australian Advanced Air Traffic System
(Brown, Sen Bob, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Air Traffic Control Service Interruptions
(Brown, Sen Bob, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
National Pollutant Inventory Program
(Brown, Sen Bob, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Leopard Tanks
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Exclusive Brethren
(Brown, Sen Bob, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Cambodia
(Brown, Sen Bob, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Luxury Car Tax Legislation
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Higher Education
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Royal Australian Navy: Submarines
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Royal Australian Navy: Frigates
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Defence: Program Funding
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Defence: Public Relations Staff and Media Monitoring
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Defence: Communications Program Funding
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Defence: Departmental Staff
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Defence: Program Funding
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Special Minister of State: Staffing
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Special Minister of State: Staffing
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Defence: Staffing
(Johnston, Sen David, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government: Staffing
(Bushby, Sen David, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Australian National Academy of Music
(Milne, Sen Christine, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Special Disability Trusts
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Evans, Sen Chris) -
Tiwi Islands
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Internet
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Internet
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Internet
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Internet
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Indigenous Broadcasting and Media
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Royal Australian Navy
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Indigenous Education
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Satellite Technology
(Brown, Sen Bob, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy: Program Funding
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: Program Funding
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations: Program Funding
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Finance and Deregulation: Program Funding
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Program Funding
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Sherry, Sen Nick) -
Treasury: Media Monitoring
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Treasury: Consultancies
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research: Visit to Japan
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Newcastle Rail Service
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Defence: Commonwealth Credit Cards
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts: Commonwealth Credit Cards
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Veterans’ Affairs: Commonwealth Credit Cards
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Rudd Government: Principal Advisers
(Ronaldson, Sen Michael, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Sunitinib Malate
(Milne, Sen Christine, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Western Australia: Solar Salt Project
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Australian Federal Police
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Defence: Program Funding
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Veterans’ Affairs: Program Funding
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Faulkner, Sen John) -
United Nations: Resolutions
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Centrelink: Adelaide Office
(Scullion, Sen Nigel, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Centrelink: Adelaide Office
(Scullion, Sen Nigel, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Mr Harry Nicolaides
(Brown, Sen Bob, Faulkner, Sen John) -
United Nations: Zimbabwe and the Congo
(Brown, Sen Bob, Faulkner, Sen John) -
Radioactive Waste
(Ludlam, Sen Scott, Carr, Sen Kim) -
National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Awards
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Liquified Natural Gas Processing Plant
(Cormann, Sen Mathias, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Attorney-General’s: Staff Working Hours
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Wong, Sen Penny)
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Garnaut Review: Costs
Page: 206
Senator Ronaldson
asked the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, upon notice, on 25 November 2008:
(1) How many Commonwealth credit cards have been issued to departmental and agency staff within the Minister’s portfolio.
(2) How many Commonwealth credit cards have been issued to departmental and agency staff that fall within the responsibility of the Minister’s associated Parliamentary Secretary or Secretaries.
(3) Within the Minister’s portfolio, how many Commonwealth credit cards have been issued to: (a) staff employed under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984; (b) the Minister; and (c) the Minister’s associated Parliamentary Secretary or Secretaries.
(4) For each Commonwealth credit card issued in (3) above, what was the date of its issue.
Senator Wong (Minister for Climate Change and Water)
—The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:
(1) The following table outlines the number of Commonwealth credit cards currently issued at 12 December 2008 to departmental and agency staff within the portfolio of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts:
|
Agency |
No. of Cards |
|---|---|
|
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (excluding Water Group) |
288 |
|
Bureau of Meteorology |
336 |
|
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
102 |
|
Murray Darling Basin Authority |
0 |
|
Director National Parks |
0 |
|
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust |
2 |
|
Australia Council |
11 |
|
Australian Business Arts Foundation |
2 |
|
Australian National Maritime Museum |
26 |
|
National Gallery of Australia |
95 |
|
Bundanon Trust |
1 |
|
Screen Australia |
41 |
|
Australian Film Television and Radio School |
21 |
|
National Film and Sound Archive |
42 |
|
National Library of Australia |
24 |
|
National Museum of Australia |
11 |
(2) Not applicable.
(3) None.
(4) Not applicable.