Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Prime Minister in the Senate, upon notice, on 9 October 2012:

For each department and agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and each Commonwealth authority under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 within the Ministers portfolio: For each of the following items: (a) licences; (b) registrations; (c) fee for services; and (d) permits (and all other permission structures):

(1) How many are administered to the non-government sector.

(2) What are the associated fees with each item, and which sectors of the community are required to hold each.

(3) How often does each item require renewal.

(4) What fees have been paid for each item for the following financial years (or since the item was introduced since 2007-08): (a) 2007-08; (b) 2008-09; (c) 2009-10; (d) 2010-11; (e) 2011-12; and (f) 2012-13.

(5) How much total revenue is collected annually from each of the listed items.

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

The Prime Minister has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

The following departments/agencies do not administer licences, registrations, fee for services and permits to the non-government sector:

The Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman advises that the Postal Industry Ombudsman (PIO) administers the registration of private postal operators which elect to be part of the PIO scheme.

(1) There are nine private postal operators currently registered with the PIO.

(2) There are no registration or renewal fees. Registration is voluntary for private postal operators.

(3) There are no renewal requirements. Private postal operators may de-register at any time by writing to the PIO.

(4) Nil.

(5) Nil.