Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

The Treasurer has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

1 (a) 2011-12: $155.318m : 2012-13: $153.762m budget; 2013-14: $150.231m budget;

     2014-15: $148.662m budget

1 (b)(i) $178,810

      (ii) business class within Australia $907,832

economy class within Australia $1,067,783

first class international $4,077

business class international $265,473

economy class international $89,485

      (iii) $9,363 in hospitality to visitors including delegations and committees

      (iv) $10,750,194 operating and capital (excluding depreciation charges)

      (v) $4,654,314

      (vi) $3,680,911

      (vii) nil

      (viii) $71,000 ANAO external audit

      (ix) $25,348,014

      (x) $21,000 OECD Product safety working group

1 (c)

1 (d) (A)

(1) (d) (B) & (C) detailed at Attachment A (Available from the Senate Table Office).

(2) (a) & (b) The website is not separately budgeted nor costed. It forms part of the wider ACCC online support arrangements undertaken by several areas in the ACCC.

(3) (a) & (b) The website is not separately budgeted nor costed. It forms part of the wider ACCC online support arrangements undertaken by several areas in the ACCC.

(4) (a) & (b) The website is not separately budgeted nor costed. It forms part of the wider ACCC online support arrangements undertaken by several areas in the ACCC.

(5) (a)    Infocentre costs form part of the Intelligence, Infocentre and Policy Liaison Branch and are not separately budgeted.

(5) (b)   (a)   78,720 calls (excludes internet and other contacts)

  (b)   96,118 calls (excludes internet and other contacts)

  (c)   105,438 calls (excludes internet and other contacts)

  (d)   143,307 calls (excludes internet and other contacts)

(5) (c)   The Infocentre does not have a dedicated website nor a role in administering the ACCC website, other than responding to emails received.

(5) (d)   Infocentre staff are located in Canberra

(6) (a) Expenditure budgeted for in 2011-12 for awareness is $1.600m with no further expenditure in forward estimates (as per NPP)

(6) (b) 4.0 FTE (as per NPP)

(6) (c) Canberra

(7) (a) As per NPP

2011-12: $1.100m

   2012-13: $1.101m

   2013-14: $1.101m

   2014-15: $1.101m

(7) (b) 9.0 FTE (as per NPP)

(7) (c) Canberra

(8) (a) As per NPP

2011-12: $5.419m

  2012-13: $5.387m

  2013-14: $4.162m

  2014-15: $3.584m

(8) (b) 29.0 FTE (as per NPP)

(8) (c) Melbourne/Canberra/Adelaide

(9) (a) As per Fuel Monitoring and Petrol Commissioner NPP

   2011-12: $3.082m

   2012-13: $1.000m

(9) (b) 18.0 FTE

(9) (c) Melbourne

(10) (a) As per NPP

2011-12: $1.653m

   2012-13: $1.662m

   2013-14: $1.266m

   2014-15: $0.994m

(10) (b) 7.0 FTE

(10) (c) Melbourne

(11) (a) As per NPP

2011-12: $1.729m

   2012-13: $1.742m

(11) (b) 9.0 FTE

(11) (c) Melbourne

(12) (a) (i) – (iv) (B) The website is not separately budgeted nor costed. It forms part of the wider ACCC online support arrangements undertaken by several areas in the ACCC.

(12) (a) (iv) (C) – (F) $Nil

(12) (b) (i) – (iii) The website and Infocentre are not separately budgeted nor costed. The former forms part of the wider ACCC online support arrangements undertaken by several areas in the ACCC, and the latter is a component of the Intelligence, Infocentre and Policy Liaison Branch.

(12) (b) (iv) (A) $33,548

(12) (b) (iv) (B) Not costed separately

(12) (b) (iv) (C) – (F) $Nil

(12) (c) The ACL Awareness program NPP was not in operation in 2010-11

(12) (d) (i) – (iv) (B) This measure forms part of the wider Enforcement function and is not separately costed.

(12) (d) (iv) (C) – (F) $Nil

(12) (e) The AER New Consumer Protection NPP was not in operation in 2010-11

(12) (f) (i) – (iv) (B) This measure forms part of the Water Branch function and is not separately costed.

(12) (f) (iv) (C) – (F) $Nil

(12) (g) (i) – (iv) (B) This measure forms part of the Water Branch function and is not separately costed.

(12) (g) (iv) (C) – (F) $Nil

(12) (h) The National Broadband Regulatory Framework NPP was not in operation in 2010-11.

(12) (f) This measure includes Fuel Branch function and Petrol Commissioner so costs are aggregated:

(12) (f) (i) $Nil

(12) (f) (ii) $67,556

(12) (f) (iii) Not costed separately.

(12) (f) (iv) (A) $15,225

(12) (f) (iv) (B) $33,345

(12) (f) (iv) (C) – (F) $Nil

(13)   (a)   2006-07—$16,442,976

  (b)   2007-08—$20,681,967

  (c)   2008-09—$19,792,333

  (d)   2009-10—$20,889,982

  (e)   2010-11—$25,348,014

(14)   Budget funding $22,593,000