Cory Bernardi (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Assisting the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Sport, upon notice, on 16 January 2012:

(1)   Since 24 November 2007, on how many occasions has responsibility for the Sport portfolio been transferred between departments, and what was the total cost of each transfer.

(2)   What is the anticipated cost to transfer the Sport portfolio from within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport, and will this cost be met from existing departmental resources.

(3)   How many public servants will be required to work from a new office location as result of the transfer in (2), and what is the anticipated total cost to relocate the staff.

(4)   Is the transfer of the portfolio expected to deliver demonstrable improvements in productivity.

(5)   What is the purpose of this transfer of the Sport portfolio.