Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

(1) What was the total expenditure of the Office of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board 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.

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

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

(1) (a) Nil.

(b) Total 15,974. Board members and senior staff for meetings, presentations and public forums.

(c) Total 11,377. Board members and staff for meetings, presentations and public forums.

(d) Nil.

(e) Nil.

(f) Total 28,510.

Trans-Tasman Accounting and Auditing Standards Advisory Group 2,163.

International Audit & Assurance Standards Board 7,095.

National Standard-Setters meetings 19,252.

(g) Nil.

(h) Nil.

(i) 1,384.

(j) 42,933.

(k) 42,933.

(l) 68,411.

(m) 1,060.

(n) .23,500. ANAO.

(o) 20,662.

(p) Nil.

(2) (a) Nil.

(b) Total 29,960. Board members and senior staff for meetings, presentations and public forums.

(c) Total 19,681. Board members for meetings, presentations and public forums.

(d) Nil.

(e) Nil.

(f) Total 25,580.

Trans-Tasman Accounting & Auditing Standards Advisory Group 3,600.

International Audit & Assurance Standards Board 4,800.

National Standard-Setters meetings 18,400.

International Financial Reporting Standards, regional policy forum 5,200.

(g) Nil.

(h) Nil.

(i) 2,496.

(j) 21,438.

(k) 20,835.

(l) 34,000.

(m) 1,380.

(n) 24,440. ANAO.

(o) 12,000.

(p) Nil.