Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, upon notice, on 6 September 2011:

(1) For each program administered by the department and each agency in the Ministers portfolio:

  (a) what are the staffing numbers, by location;

  (b) how many regulations are associated with each program and can a list of those regulations by title be provided; and

  (c) what is the cost: (i) administered and (ii) departmental.

(2) What are the staffing numbers for each of the Ministers cross-portfolio programs, according to department and agency.

(3) In respect of premises owned and/or occupied by the department and each agency in the Ministers portfolio:

  (a) what is the location of each;

  (b) how many are: (i) leased, (ii) owned, and (iii) rented;

  (c) what is the size of each;

  (d) what is the annual cost per square metre of each that is: (i) rented, and (ii) leased; and

  (e) what is the: (i) value, and (ii) 2010-11 depreciation, of each building owned and/or occupied.

(4) For each board within the Ministers portfolio:

  (a) what is its title;

  (b) what are the: (i) terms, and (ii) tenure, of its appointment; and

  (c) who are the members.

(5) What was the 2010-11 expenditure for the Ministers portfolio, in total, and according to each program, for:

  (a) advertising;

  (b) travel, including: (i) business, (ii) economy, (iii) first class, (iv) international, and (v) domestic;

  (c) hospitality and entertainment;   

  (d) information and communications technology;

  (e) consultants;

  (f) education and training of staff;

  (g) external: (i) accounting, (ii) auditing, and (iii) legal services; and

  (h) memberships or grants paid to affiliate organisations.

Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

(1) (a) The Department does not record staffing numbers on an individual program basis, overall staffing figures are provided below are as at 21 September 2011.

( 1) (b) Please find listed below, Legislative Instruments administered by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research as at 6 September 2011.

ACIS Administration Act 1999

Anglo-Australian Telescope Agreement Act 1970

Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987

Australian Research Council Act 2001

Automotive Transformation Scheme Act 2009

Designs Act 2003

Higher Education Support Act 2003

All legislative instruments made under this Act are administered by Education, Employment and Workplace Relations except for the following legislative instruments for which Minister Carr has responsibility under ss 41-5 and 46-20.

Independent Contractors Act 2006

Industry Research and Development Act 1986

Mutual Recognition Act 1992, except to the extent administered by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations

National Measurement Act 1960

Patents Act 1990

Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994

Pooled Development Funds Act 1992

Science and Industry Research Act 1949

Space Activities Act 1998

Textile, Clothing and Footwear Investment and Innovation Programs Act 1999

Trade Marks Act 1995

Tradex Scheme Act 1999

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997, in relation to the provisions that relate to goods

(1) (c) For program costs, please refer to the 2011-12 Portfolio Budget Statements and response provided to Budget Estimates question BI-69.

(2) The portfolio does not administer cross-portfolio programs.

(3) (a) to (e)

Notes:

1.   In responding to this question the Department has defined 'leased' properties as those where a formal lease agreement is in place and 'rented' properties as those where an informal non-binding agreement is in place.

2.   Depreciation expenses are the responsibility of the building owner.

3.   Costs in relation to these properties are incurred under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which includes travel administration and property costs.

4.   These premises are not leased or rented. AIMS pays rates to the Department of Natural Resources.

5.   Given that CSIRO has over 1,200 buildings in it's property portfolio, CSIRO property values are provided per site/location (not building by building) and the value provided is of land and buildings, values are as at 30 June 2011 and depreciation figures are for 2010-11 based on values as at 30 June 2008 or the completion of subsequent capital expenditure prior to 30 June 2011.

(4) (a) to (c)

Please refer to Budget Estimates response BI-49. The full list of members is provided on the DIISR website, under the Information Publication Scheme, at the following link

http://www.innovation.gov.au/AboutUs/InformationPublicationScheme/Whatwedo/Documents/OurStatutoryAppointments.pdf

(5) (a) to (h)

A breakdown of this type of expenditure against individual programs is not available, however detail on available figures has been provided previously. Please refer to the following Budget Estimates responses: BI-46, BI-47, BI-48, BI-53, BI-57, BI-63, BI-64 and BI-65.