Brett Mason (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Universities and Research) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 10 February 2011:

Can a list be provided detailing:

(a) the reports generated by the department and each of its agencies (listed separately) for each financial year since 2008-09; and for each report:

(i) its number of pages,

(ii) the number ordered to be printed (including any reprints),

(iii) the number actually printed,

(iv) the aggregate cost of printing,

(v) the number distributed,

(vi) the number still held by the department (or its agencies),

(vii) the number that were destroyed and the cost of destruction, and

(viii) the cost of storage; and

(b) the weight of paper stock that was used for the internal pages.

Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

The department publishes a number of reports each year including corporate reports such as the annual report and reports from various programs and initiatives across the portfolio.

All reports are published on the department's website as the first preference. If a report is printed, the department actively encourages smaller digital print runs of between 50 to 200 copies. Some print runs may be larger depending on the nature of the report.

The reports range in page numbers, hard copies produced and channels used for distribution. As a general rule reports are between 40 pages and 240 pages, however some reports may be larger. Printing is generally done on standard paper stock at the lower end of the price scale. Stock weights range from 250 to 300 gsm for covers and 90 to 115 gsm for internal pages. The department also uses paper stock with a recycled content.