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

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1)   The total cost of allowances for government employees or contractors of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE) and its portfolio agencies working at sea for the 2010-11 financial year was $0.

(2)   DCCEE and its portfolio agencies do not provide a daily allowance for government employees or contractors of DCCEE or its portfolio agencies for working at sea.

(3)   DCCEE and its portfolio agencies did not have any government employees or contractors working at sea for the 2010-11 financial year.