Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications

Legislation Committee
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Environment portfolio


Question No: 98
Hearing: Additional Estimates
Outcome: Corporate
Programme: Corporate Strategies Division
Topic: Electronic equipment - Minister's Office
Hansard Page: N/A
Question Date: 04 March 2014
Question Type: Written
Senator Ludwig asked:
Other than phones, iPads or computers please list the electronic equipment provided to the
Ministers office since 7 September 2013.
a) List the items
b) List the items location or normal location
c) List if the item is in the possession of the office or an individual staff member of minister, if
with an individual list their employment classification level
d) List the total cost of the items
e) List an itemised cost breakdown of these items
f) List the date they were provided to the office
g) Note if the items were requested by the office or proactively provided by the department

Answer:
Details of the electronic equipment provided to the Ministers office since 7 September 2013
are provided in the table at Attachment A.




Attachment A

Device Normal
Location
Possession of
Office or
Individual
Staff Member
Total Cost of
the Item
(GST
Exclusive)
Itemised Cost
Breakdown of
the Item
Date Item
was Provided
Ongoing
Costs
(per month)

Requested
or
Proactively
Provided by
Department
(PPD)
Laser J et Printer J ohn Gorton
Building,
Canberra
Allocated to
the Office
$97.83 n/a 23/9/2013 n/a PPD
Wireless
Headset x 2
Ministerial
Office,
Parliament
House
Allocated to
the Advisers
$400 n/a 08/1/2014 n/a Requested
Portable Printer Electorate
Office,
Hastings,
Victoria
Allocated to
the Office
$384.39 n/a 16/10/2013 n/a Requested
Wireless
Headset
Ministerial
Office,
Parliament
House
Allocated to
the
Receptionist
$220 n/a 18/3/2014 n/a Requested