John Cobb (Calare, National Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, in writing, on 12 September 2011

(1) What was the total 2010-11 portfolio expenditure for (a) advertising, (b) travel, including business, economy, domestic and international, (c) hospitality and entertainment, (d) information and communications technology, (e) consultancy, (f) education and training of staff, (g) external (i) accounting, (ii) auditing, and (iii) legal, services, and (h) membership or grants paid to affiliate organisations.

(2) What was the 2010-11 expenditure against each item in part (1) for (a) the Executive, (b) the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, (c) the Agricultural Productivity Division, (d) the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, (e) Biosecurity, (f) the Climate Change Division, (g) the Corporate Finance Division, (h) the Corporate Policy Division, (i) the Corporate Services Division, (j) Fisheries, (k) Forestry, (l) the Sustainable Resources Management Division, (m) the Trade and Market Access Division, and (n) graduates and trainees.

(3) What was the 2010-11 expenditure against each item in part (1) for (a) Tackling Climate Change, (b) Sustainable Management Natural Resources, (c) Forestry Industry, (d) Fishing Industry, (e) Wool Industry, (f) Grains Industry, (g) Dairy Industry, (h) Meat and Livestock, (i) Agriculture Resources, (j) Drought Programs (Exceptional Circumstances and Western Australia Drought Pilot), (k) Rural Programs, (l) International Market Access, (m) Quarantine and Export services, and (n) Plant and Animal Health.

(4) What number of full-time equivalent staff are assigned to the portfolio (a) areas in part (2), and (b) programs in part (3), and for each, what is the breakdown of staff by classification.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

(1) Table 1

DAFF Departmental Notes

(a) Advertising disclosed on page 279 of the 2010-11 Annual Report includes GST and Administered advertising.

(b) Travel includes - fares, allowances, vehicle mileage, accommodation and meals.

APVMA - Notes

(d) Includes all IT and Communication costs including, internet charges & telephone costs.

(e) Excludes external legal services

(g) (i) Includes an external audit firm that conducts "internal audits" ($49,000), & ANAO audit costs

CRDC - Notes

(b) Travel international - the ICAC meeting in USA 2010

(e) Consultancy includes R&D consultants and general administration services

FRDC - Notes

(c) Approximate derived from FBT entertainment expenses   

(g) (i) internal audit and is included in consultancy

(h) projects expenditure

SRDC - Notes

(h) Comprises of the following:-

(1) Sponsorships;

(2) Milestone payments for contracted SRDC projects;

(3) Joint CRRDC expenses;

(4) Includes travel associated with SRDC contracted projects. This travel has not been accounted for again in (b) above;

(5) Includes communication expenses which have not been accounted for again in (d) above.

WEA - Notes

(a) Advertising cost includes recruitment advertising and Australian Government Directory entry and website

(b) Travel cost includes airfares, accommodation, travel allowance, taxi and parking fares, travel agent booking fee, conference registration fee etc.

Portfolio Agencies

AFMA—Australian Fisheries Management Authority

APVMA— Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

CRDC— Cotton Research and Development Corporation

FRDC— Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

GRDC— Grains Research and Development Corporation

GWRDC— Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation

RIRDC—Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation

SRDC— Sugar Research and Development Corporation

WAC— Wine Australia Corporation

WEA— Wheat Exports Australia

(2) Table 2

(3) Table 3

(4) (a) Table 4

Note: Portfolio Agency FTE's not included

(4) (b) Table 5

Note: Portfolio Agency FTE's not included