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Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Page: 2539


Senator Cormann asked the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 11 March 2010:

By state and territory, and for each of the financial years 2007-08 and 2008-09, and for the period 1 July 2009 to 28 February 2010, what is:

(a)   the Federal Government’s expenditure on the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS); and

(b)   the number of full-time equivalent employees employed by AQIS.


Senator Sherry (Assistant Treasurer) —The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

(a)   Federal Government Expenditure on the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS), including expenditure funded through cost recovery arrangements is set out below. All expenditure that was unable to be allocated directly to a state or territory has been allocated to the ACT.

State

2007/08 $ 000

2008/09 $ 000

1 July 2009 to 28 Feb 2010 $ 000

ACT

77,842

94,059

49,768

NSW

96,138

97,837

65,177

NT

9,310

9,822

6,678

Qld

78,252

83,463

54,951

SA

19,790

22,342

14,787

Tas

2,204

2,467

1,369

Vic

64,348

67,545

45,124

WA

34,022

35,908

23,478

Total

381,906

413,445

261,331

(b)   The Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) at the end of the specified financial years and as at 28 February 2010 was as follows:

State

30 June 2008 $ 000

30 June 2009 $ 000

28 Feb 2010 $ 000

ACT

445

484

485

NSW

846

879

861

NT

63

61

55

Qld

679

679

643

SA

172

190

182

Tas

11

13

13

Vic

560

552

572

WA

290

294

291

Total

3066

3152

3102