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

The Special Minister of State has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) (a) Health Services Union (No.1 Branch)—$11 226.60; Health Services Union (No.1 Branch)—$4 250; Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Association—$113 138.27; Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association—$797.50; and

  (b) as the AEC does not maintain an internal billing system, this figure is not possible to calculate.

(2) (a) Purvinas and the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers' Association—$46 526.50; Nimmo and the Australian Education Union—$35 784.78; and Kelly and the New South Wales Local Government, Clerical, Administrative, Energy, Airlines and Utilities Branch of the Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union (No. 2)—$94 910.60; and

  (b) as the AEC does not maintain an internal billing system, this figure is not possible to calculate.

(3) Yes.

  (a) The AEC incurred the following external legal expenses for the specified years and organisations. 2007-08: Australian Retailers Association; $1 247.40: AMWU Food and Confectionary Division; $2 032.80: CEPU; $9 669.00: AMWU; $4 943.40. 2008-09: National Union of Workers; $7 909.44. 2009-10: AMWU; $2 416.70; and

  (b) the AEC incurred the following total external legal expenses in relation to all matters for the specified years. 2007-08; $1 092 304: 2008-09; $589 367: 2009-10; $205 266. 2010-11: $497 823.