Senate debates

Monday, 12 September 2011

Questions on Notice

Australian Office of Financial Management (Question No. 984)

Photo of Mathias CormannMathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 18 August 2011:

(1) What was the total expenditure of the Australian Office of Financial Management for the 2010-11 financial year in relation to:

(a) advertising;

(b) air travel within Australia in business class;

(c) air travel within Australia in economy class;

(d) air travel within Australia by charter flight;

(e) air travel outside Australia in first class;

(f) air travel outside Australia in business class;

(g) air travel outside Australia in economy class;

(h) air travel outside Australia by charter flight;

(i) hospitality and entertainment;

(j) information and communications technology (ICT) costs generally;

(k) ICT costs to external providers;

(l) external consultants generally;

(m) external accounting services;

(n) external auditing services;

(o) external legal services; and

(p) memberships or grants paid to affiliate organisations.

(2) In relation to each of the items referred to in question 1, what is the budgeted total expenditure for the 2011-12 financial year.

Photo of Penny WongPenny 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:

Note:

1 inclusive of GST where not recoverable from the ATO

2 does not include fees and costs paid to recruitment agencies that may include advertising

3 capital costs only

4 non capital costs only

5 excluding consultants costs capitalised in ICT project costs

6 excluding ANAO services received free of charge