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 Minister for Veterans' Affairs, 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 Minister's 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.

Bob Carr (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Veterans' Affairs has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

Permits issued under the Protection of Word 'Anzac' Regulations

(1) 141 permits have been issued to the non-government sector.

(2) Permits are issued (on application) at no cost to any sector of the community approved by the Minister to use the word 'Anzac'.

(3) This is assessed on a case by case basis.

(4) (a) 2007-08 - Nil

(b) 2008-09 - Nil

(c) 2009-10 - Nil

(d) 2010-11 - Nil

(e) 2011-12 - Nil

(f) 2012-13 - Nil

(5) Nil